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Are We Peaking?
A discussion of an excerpt from Szymborska’s “The Real World” and whether right now is that best our lives are going to get.
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The Future Freaks Me Out
A discussion of Elizabeth Bishop’s “Questions of Travel” and the transition from half-assing your way through life to maybe, actually caring about the future…maybe.
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Don’t Mind Me, I’m Just Hermit-ing Around
A discussion of William Carlos Williams’ “Waiting” and an ode to the hermit inside (most of) us.
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Must We Blindly Worship Duty?
A discussion of Wordsworth’s “Ode to Duty” and staying balanced on the tightrope of fun and responsibility.
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An Ode to Disney World
A quote from Walt Disney and why growing up can always be put on pause.
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The Gift of Speech: Truly a Gift?
A look into Auden’s “Their Lonely Betters” and how the gift of speech separates humans from nature, for better or worse.
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Are We Taking Manners a Little Too Far? To Hug or Not to Hug.
It’s nice to be nice, but when does it turn fake?
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“Write it!”: A Centenary Tribute to Elizabeth Bishop
Bishop fans and lovers unite to celebrate the great poet’s would-be 100th birthday.
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A Haiku: Stop and, like, Listen!
A haiku by yours truly and why you should wait until you’re out of the classroom to shop online and slack off.
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Musee des Life and Driving Your Own Car
Musee des Beaux Arts By W. H. Auden About suffering they were never wrong, The old Masters: how well they understood Its human position: how it takes place While someone …
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What Do You Prefer?
A not-so-discussion of yet another Szymborska poem and how we need to take the time to think about the “little things” before our brains turn completely into disgustingly mashed peas.
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Are You Ever Surprised By the Stranger in the Mirror?
A look into Szymborska’s “Laughter” and our bodies running so fast that our souls can’t keep up.
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