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Rhymes With Bob Dylan (by Lawrence J. Epstein)
Bob Dylan structures his songs through rhymes. Given his skills, the results can be comforting, jarring, or rousing. But why do Dylan's rhymes work so well? Why are rhymes in any song often so…
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Renovation Redux (by Malachi Black)
Part of what got me going yesterday was some rather provocative discussion of innovation and art that has recently taken place on two blogs: Ron Silliman’s and Big Other. (I learned of the latter…
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The Kiss [by Italo Svevo]
The first kiss, I gave you as coldly as I would have put my name to a contract; the second, I gave with enormous curiosity to analyze you and myself, but in fact, I…
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An Image of John Keats
In response to the post below, marking John Keats' death on this date in 1821, here is a remarkable photograph of Keats' life mask by artist Benjamin Haydon. This photograph, and others like it,…
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Some Musings on the Olympics (by Laura Orem)
The Olympics are fun, but I don't think they are as exciting as when both Summer and Winter Games were held in the same year. Back then, you really had to wait four years,…
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John Keats “made an awkward bow” today
This living hand, now warm and capableOf earnest grasping, would, if it were coldAnd in the icy silence of the tomb, So haunt thy days and chill thy dreaming nightsThat thou wouldst wish thine…
