Tag Archives: Song of Solomon

Hurricane Milton and the Bad Angels

By Robin Bates | Published: October 14, 2024

In which I discuss whether Hurricane Milton is punishing Florida for banning Milton’s “Paradise Lost”?

By Robin Bates | Published: January 11, 2024

A Florida County has pulled “Paradise Lost” from the shelves. It’s true that the work has “sexual content.”

By Robin Bates | Published: July 25, 2023

In “Song of Solomon,” Morrison has the men in the community grapple with what the death of Emmett Till means.

By Robin Bates | Published: March 6, 2023

Now to teach White literature that employs the n-word? Balance with Black literature.

By Robin Bates | Published: November 30, 2022

Returning to the States, I am put in mind of flying images in Morrison’s “Song of Solomon” and Magee’s poem “High Flight.”

By Robin Bates | Published: May 1, 2022

A Pakistani student gained special insight into Morrison’s “Song of Solomon” from his Ramadan fasting.

By Robin Bates | Published: October 11, 2021

After flying with a newly licensed student, I shared passages on flying from Morrison’s “Song of Solomon.”

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By Robin Bates | Published: January 18, 2021

Conspiratorial hate is feeding on itself. Toni Morrison and Joyce Carol Oates both describe the process.

By Robin Bates | Published: November 16, 2020

Kamala Harris’s favorite lit reveals a woman engaging in foundational exploration, especially regarding race and gender.