Tag Archives: Trumpism

Understanding Murikami’s 1Q84

In which I explore the theme of toxic masculinity in Murakami’s “1Q84.”

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1Q84 Provides Insight into MAGA

Murakami’s account of cult behavior in “1Q84” applies only to well to MAGA behavior in current day America.

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Imagine the Fall from Eve’s Perspective

A Danielle Coffyn poem, posted in response to Republican’s patriarchal efforts to discourage women from voting (the SAVE act).

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Poetry an Ally in Times Like These

Rich’s “At Times Like These” anticipates the disappearances we are witnessing and suggest that poetry can function as a political ally.

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Berry and Milton on Love and Hate

Wendell Berry’s insight into the nature of hate recalls Satan’s soliloquy in “Paradise Lost.” It also helps explain Trumpist resentment.

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What Makes a Nation Strong? Not Fascism

Emerson’s “A Nation’s Strength” is must reading in this time of trial.

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Percy Shelley’s Cry for Freedom

“England in 1819,” written to protest George III and the Peterloo Massacre, sounds all too relevant today.

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Beowulf’s Advice for Battling Depression

Beowulf’s advice for battling dragon depression: don’t go it alone, which itself is a dragon trait.

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Böll on Desperately Clinging to the Past

Heinrich Böll’s “Christmas Not Just Once a Year” captures the yearning to return to the past that animates many Trump supporters.

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