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Tag Archives: Scott Bates
Memories of Summer Hiking in France
This summer poem by Scott Bates brings back childhood memories of hiking in the hills around the Mediterranean.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Pine Is on the Mountain", Nature, summer vacation Comments closed
The Transcendental Meaning of Pizza
Scott Bates describes the sacramental dimensions of devouring pizza.
Poets Unacknowledged Legislators? Maybe
A debate on whether poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Introduction to a Poet", Defence of Poetry, Percy Bysshe Shelley Comments closed
Lesson of War: Fear + Fear = Hate
Two Scott Bates poems get at the dark days in America following World War II.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "1918-1948", "Strategists", anti-communism, arms manufacturers, war, World War II Comments closed
A Sleepy Bird Dog Ballad
Here’s a fun poem about a sleepy hunting dog, written many years ago by Scott Bates in the regional dialect tradition.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Ballad of Jim Blakeley's Sleepy Bird Dog", dialect poetry, hunting Comments closed
Ain’t gonna let the SC turn me ’round
The Supreme Court’s assault on the Voting Rights Act means we may have to break out the old freedom songs again.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Ain't gonna let nobody turn me 'round", Civil Rights Movement, freedom songs Comments closed
Everyperson’s Environmental E-Car
Scott Bates, cheerleading for solar power and electric cars.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "E Is for Everyperson's Environmental E-Car", "Everyperson's Environmental Car", Environment, Environmentalism, solar energy, solar power Comments closed
The Ballad of Bathtub Gin
“The Ballad of Bathtub Gin” looks back to the days of Appalachian moonshine.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Ballad of Bathtub Gin", Education, Hamper McBee, moonshine Comments closed
