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  • “On Translating Sextus Propertius (XII)” (by Phoebe Zinman)

    December 10, 2011

    Cyndi, we love the taste of you scrambled on our tongues, and Rome holds us less fondly when you are gone. No matter that we do not know the sordid details of Sextus Propertius’…

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  • THE ARCHITECTURE OF ENTHUSIASM PART 7 by Brian Bouldrey

    December 10, 2011

    7 All Right, That’s Enough When I was a kid, one of the albums in my parents’ record collection was Herb Alpert’s “Whipped Cream and Other Delights”.  I would sit listen to it and…

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  • Homage to Sextus Propertius — P. J. Moriarty’s Version

    December 9, 2011

    My desire does not cease. Its finger, obsessed,     Accuses the noble face, like fierce Rome, of death.And here I am, divided by what I might say,     All Beginning, Finality, descends to Heart;Never…

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  • THE ARCHITECTURE OF ENTHUSIASM PART 6 by Brian Bouldrey

    December 9, 2011

    6.  What Mozart and Mike Tyson Have in Common Everybody loves the play “Amadeus”, but I don’t.  First of all, the story of Antonio Salieri recognizing the genius of Mozart, and being the only…

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  • Homage to Sextus Propertius — Erin Burke’s Version

    December 8, 2011

    Those who desire without fingeringare of the noble, conscientious Romans, right?So many unlike divisions – it isthe huge Hypanis Veneto who says to Eridano –I cannot consider love alone ample nutrition.Cynthia, the beauty, in…

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  • THE ARCHITECTURE OF ENTHUSIASM PART 5 by Brian Bouldrey

    December 8, 2011

    5. This Posting is Ruskin-Free Here is a story from my life as a teacher at a university with very serious students. Since I've gotten everybody into a churchy mood, I will step into…

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