A Performance of Henry V at Stratford-upon-Avon

8 years ago

When Lawrence Olivier produced Henry V toward the end of World War II it was partly funded by the government…

Bent to the Earth

8 years ago

Here is a scene of violence and inhumanity that feels torn from the front page of the newspaper or a…

In Parenthesis: Part 1

8 years ago

This writing has to do with some things I saw, felt and was part of. The period covered begins in…

Appeal to the Grammarians

8 years ago

The temperature's rising. Time to think about eating outside and settling in at a sidewalk cafe to watch the world…

At The Bomb Testing Site

8 years ago

Jerry Harp's commentary in the Kenyon Review brought this poem back to mind. Always good to be reminded of William…

About Those Daffodils

8 years ago

So there I was, wandering about, Strolling the gardens, minding my own business The way one does on an April…

April

8 years ago

Love and taxes, grief and loss. This can be a tough time of year. Read Laura Kasischke's wonderful poem and put…

We’re going to see the rabbit

8 years ago

‘We’re going to see the rabbit’ We are going to see the rabbit. We are going to see the rabbit.…

A Ballad on the Taxes

8 years ago

We pay through the nose for subjecting of foes. Abroad we're defeated, at home, we 're cheated. The ides of…

In Memoriam (Easter, 1915)

8 years ago

In Memoriam (Easter, 1915) The flowers left thick at nightfall in the wood This Eastertide call into mind the men,…