A Scott Bates poem about the kinds of billionaires–especially the oil men–who are flocking to Trump.
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Tag Archives: Scott Bates
Christmas at Cohen’s Garage
Scott Bates updates the birth of Jesus, having him born in a gas station.
A Roc Sighting in Xmas Bird Count
A Scott Bates poem on a miraculous sighting during the annual Christmas bird count.
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Dec. 7 & Watching One’s Son Go to War
Today being Pearl Harbor Day, I share a Gwendolyn Brooks poem about a mother who loses her son to the war.
Tony Bennett, WWII, and Race Activism
Learning about late singer Tony Bennett’s life has opened up new insights into my father, also a World War II vet and civil rights activist.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "The Greatest Generation", Civil Rights Movement, racism, Tony Bennett, World War II Comments closed
On Homer and Rethinking My Father
The famous scene of Hector and Andromache has given me a new perspective on my father’s fatalism.
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Jesus as Refugee
Two poems that focus on Jesus as a refugee: Scott Bates’s “Witness” and Malcolm Guite’s “Refugee.”
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The Annual Maple Dance
Scott Bates’s “Maple Dance” never gets old.