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Jens Erren challenged me to list my top 10 favorite songs on FB --
Jens Erren challenged me to list my top 10 favorite songs on FB -- a really impossible task! I looked at my iTunes play frequency and my starred songs...

Poem by Emily Dickinson (J# 520/Fr# 656) I started Early —
Poem by Emily Dickinson (J# 520/Fr# 656) I started Early — Took my Dog — And visited the Sea — The Mermaids in the Basement Came out to look at...

The Two Trees,” by Larry Levis My name in Latin is light to
The Two Trees,” by Larry Levis My name in Latin is light to carry & victorious. Id read late in the library, then Walk out past the stacks, rows, a...

“The Flaming Heart,” by Richard Cranshaw O heart, the equal
“The Flaming Heart,” by Richard Cranshaw O heart, the equal poise of love’s both parts, Big alike with wounds and darts, Live in these conque...

To summarize: George Packer has smuggled a work of far-reaching
To summarize: George Packer has smuggled a work of far-reaching social criticism into the mainstream by means of a thick novelistic smokescreen that h...

“Archaic Torso of Apollo,” by Rainer Marie Rilke We cannot
“Archaic Torso of Apollo,” by Rainer Marie Rilke We cannot know his legendary head with eyes like ripening fruit. And yet his torso is still suff...

“The Eighth Elegy,” by Rainer Marie Rilke (Duino Elegies)
“The Eighth Elegy,” by Rainer Marie Rilke (Duino Elegies) The creature gazes into openness with all its eyes. But our eyes are as if they were r...

Past couple of months have forced me to think a lot about
Past couple of months have forced me to think a lot about employment fulfillment/security/fairness/etc.. This series on PBS is very good -- I think we...

“Take Cover,” by Angie Estes and couvre feu, cover the fire
“Take Cover,” by Angie Estes and couvre feu, cover the fire because when the bell sounds, it means curfew, it is mellow-drama, facsimile of a tr...