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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…
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Renovation: When Backward is Forward (by Malachi Black)
Just a few weeks ago, I found in my inbox an e-mail from Apple announcing the upcoming release of its iPad. Intrigued by Apple’s description of the product as a “magical and revolutionary device” (I…
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Happy birthday, Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer, author of The World as Will and Representation, was born today in Danzig in 1788. Here are a few remarks the philosopher made in his illustrious career: "All truth passes through three…
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“Learning to Write the MFA Poem” [by Nin Andrews]
I’ve heard people argue that there’s an awful kind of poemcalled an MFA poem, and usually these people who hate MFA poems have never earned an MFA, so the MFA poets argue vehemently in…
