Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine

by athena // 16 July, 2016 // No Comments

It is always a bit difficult to review a book of poetry and personal essays. The work is subjective and this one in particular has a singular voice. Not being American or black, I can not fully understand or empathize... Continue reading →

Remembrance Day

by athena // 11 November, 2014 // No Comments

In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We... Continue reading →

William Shakespeare’s Sonnets

by athena // 2 July, 2008 // No Comments

When I started this, I began to note the sonnets I really liked, but stopped in the 70s because I realized I liked almost all of them and the list was too long. While I can not relate to the... Continue reading →

My Sister Life and other poems

by athena // 1 July, 2008 // No Comments

Years ago, sometime after I read Anna Karenina and knew that Russian Literature as one of my first literary loves as a result, I had this notion I would learn Russian one day. “Then I can read Tolstoy’s War and... Continue reading →

Othello

by athena // 29 April, 2008 // 1 Comment

It has been a few years since I read a Shakespeare play. While I have reread one since high school, I have not taken time to read one on my own. I actually miss being taught Shakespeare especially the tragedies... Continue reading →

Eugene Onegin

by athena // 15 February, 2008 // No Comments

A novel in verse about the romance between the cynical dandy Eugene Onegin and Tatyana, a bookish country girl. The story itself is not particularly unique or special, but I liked this novel from the first page. I can easily... Continue reading →

Beowulf: A New Verse Translation

by athena // 4 August, 2007 // No Comments

Many people who have read Beowulf are rather turned off by its old style, slow story, and almost complete lack of characterization among other things. I never studied this in school, but I think I would have liked it more... Continue reading →

A Visit to William Blake’s Inn

by athena // 3 July, 2007 // 3 Comments

Like Nancy Willard the author of this book, I loved William Blake’s poetry from the first time I read it. I even made a layout inspired by and using “Tyger” for this domain about five years ago. In high school,... Continue reading →

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