What is a man?

2 years ago

Now that the odious Matt Walsh has given us the answer to "What is a Woman?" we must now turn…

Latest Book Discoveries

3 years ago

With so many books and so little time, it helps to have a little guidance. It also helps when two…

A Poetry Game, Players Welcome

3 years ago

Digging in the clutter I came across a literary game I played in the back of a college notebook. (I…

Gratitude and Toxic Positivity

3 years ago

I wrote this bit of a rant in late 2018. It's time for it to have a public airing. And…

Prospect and Retrospect

3 years ago

New Year's Eve and a traditional moment to look back in review and forward with a measure of whatever  optimism…

The Man Who Understood the Problem: Cut-Up

3 years ago

The Man Who Understood the Problem Photo: Harvey Finkle: Tucson 1987 Words: The Financial Times and Kenneth Hudson Diseased English…

A Cabinet of Curiosities

3 years ago

Raw, cold, and damp but it's still good to get out. Thanks to the ongoing lurgy there are no social…

The Sun Like a Force-Ripe Orange

3 years ago

The sun shining ... just there in the sky like a force-ripe orange That striking image is from Samuel Selvon's…

An Odd Couple

3 years ago

Two poets in a muddle. Or rather two poems. John Ashbery's A Mood of Quiet Beauty (from April Galleons 1987) meets…

Eye-Rhyme Blues

3 years ago

eye rhyme /ˈī ˌrīm/ noun An eye rhyme, also called a visual rhyme or a sight rhyme, is a rhyme…