BLANK SPLENDOUR: Caught between Infinity and Finitude
““Never can there be anything more between us,” Lady Grace said passionately to Lord John, as she rebuffed his marriage proposal. “Never, no, never!” Aghast and defeated, he sank after…
Power Circa 2024
Pull the lever break a code Simulate the votes of old. Pull a fast one cover their eyes Lead them down a path of lies. Push a button ignite the…
The Politics of Grace
While the concept of grace is usually thought to be a purely theological one, this book looks specifically at “The Politics of Grace.” The time period under study by author…
Emily Dickinson & Charles Darwin
The famed literary critic Harold Bloom infamously said that he did not understand the poetry of Emily Dickinson. It is unfortunate he did not live long enough to read this…
The Style of Horace
Photo: W. H. Auden The subject of this book on poetry is the alcaic metre. You may be forgiven for not being familiar with it, as it has only rarely…
The Poetry of Jennifer Robertson
“The shape of a poem begins at the end of a gaze,” writes Jennifer Robertson. While touring the Emily Dickinson House in Amherst (Massachusetts) last October, I had the great…
“I Come from Old Stars”: U.S. Poet Laureate
Opening SXSW in Austin yesterday was the Poet Laureate of the United States. It was a perfect example of style, grace, artistry and science: the best SXSW opening one could…
SXSW 2024 opener features Space Poetry
With SXSW 2024 just a month away, Austinites are preparing to once again host the foremost annual gathering of creative minds in the country. The Opening Session is entitled Explore…
Hers and Hers Alone
Inspired by The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart Across an ocean beach of blue, Her PTSD whistle bangs the tune against a lighthouse dull Her past reflects It’s synged It’s…
The New Millennium Problem
Sun News presents this poem from 1999, for those who fondly remember the turn of the millennium, and for those who missed it: Where will you be when the millennium…