Tag Archives: Scott Bates

Why (Some) Americans Love Guns

Gun control is difficult because certain Americans have almost a sexual relationship with guns.

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A Solution to Nativity Scene Battles

The Christmas nativity scene is less Christian than devout Christians realize.

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The Liberating Power of Yo-Yos

In this Scott Bates fantasy, a renegade scholar breaks library protocol with a bright red yo-yo.

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Autumn Striptease

As Scott Bates sees it, trees in autumn are involved in a joyous striptease.

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An Environmentalist’s Revenge Fantasy

Scott Bates proves an environmentalist’s revenge fantasy against those violating the earth.

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A Hunchback Dreams of Swallows

In this Scott Bates poem, a dream of flying frees us from life’s frustrations.

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An ABC of Radical Ecology

Scott Bates’s ABC of Radical Ecology calls for us to keep fighting to save the environment.

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A Golf Poem about Liberated Children

In protest against laboring children, Scott Bates imagines the letter “L” going on strike.

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Dream of Wild Horses

French poet Frédéric Mistral dreams of wild horses breaking free of civilization’s fetters.

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