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“Her finely touched spirit had still its fine issues, though they were not widely visible. Her full nature, like that river of which Cyrus broke the strength, spent itself in channels which had no great name on the earth. But … Continue reading →

(Atwood writes a ‘plainer, flatter’ prose syntax and, IMHO, is and was, first and foremost, a poet; this rare US ed. features a CD of her reading her new poems; which is why I featured her in Inside Poetry, 2nd … Continue reading →

Numerous bans and sanctions against Russia.Russia as pariah.With China and North Korea, likewise, hanging out, call it a Semi-Global Village.

They have stopped delivering their products to their 81 distributors in Russia. With all the financial, service (McDonald’s), and product sanctions happening, Russia, Russian choices, its economy, and Russian lifestyle shall also be more limited and never be the same.

–Sting, “Russians”, song of our time (again)

His role as Fowler, the sensitive, lonely, pathetic, cynical antihero of Graham Greene’s conflicted Vietnam novel The Quiet American. A difficult part, ably assisted by his nemesis, the naive American aid coordinator-conspirator Pyle, ably played by Brendan Fraser. Caine certainly … Continue reading →

Part 1:  ‘Twas quite focused on the Beatles’ relationships. John comments, in passing, that Ringo had previously been unhappy (when he offered to leave the group which surprised the other 3). On the other hand, Paul’s influence and quality songs, … Continue reading →

–Virginia Woolf Great poets like:ShakespeareJohn DonneWilliam BlakeJohn KeatsWilliam WordsworthEmily Dickinson                                                              … Continue reading →

–Tennessee Williams ………………………………………….

“We share the same biology regardless of ideology”–“Russians”, 2022 vid online @ CNN “On and on the rain will fall like tears from the sky….How fragile we are”–“Fragile”, 2021 vid online.