Helen Keller in the Garden of the Lord
In this poem Helen Keller finds the kingdom of God in her garden. The post Helen Keller in the Garden of the Lord first appeared on Better Living through Beowulf .
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My Childhood Encounter with Wind in the Willows
In which I look back and recall the importance of Wind in the Willows on my childhood. The post My Childhood Encounter with Wind in the Willows first appeared on Better Living through Beowulf .
Poison Ivy and the Spoon River Citizens
A recent run-in with poison ivy sent me back to the Spoon River Anthology—many of whose denizens have fair exteriors masking poison. The post Poison Ivy and the Spoon River Citizens first appeared on Better Living through Beowulf .
We Know Which Portia Casket DJT Would Choose
Trump’s love affair with gold gilding alerts us as to how he would do were he given test Portia’s suitors must take in Merchant of Venice. The post We Know Which Portia Casket DJT Would Choose first appeared on Better Living through Beowulf .
DJT as a Harpy, Befouling All That Is Good
DJT befouling all that is sacred is akin to Virgil’s harpies befouling Aeneas’s feast. The post DJT as a Harpy, Befouling All That Is Good first appeared on Better Living through Beowulf .
On Raccoons and Saint-Exupéry’s Little Prince
With raccoons assaulting our birdfeeders while showing little fear of us, I think of the friendship Saint-Exupéry Little Prince develops with the fox. The post On Raccoons and Saint-Exupéry’s Little Prince first appeared on Better Living through Beowulf .
George Herbert: Joseph Story Prefigures Jesus
In Herbert’s sonnet “Joseph’s Coat,” the Joseph story prefigures Jesus while comforting a poet worn out with illness. The post George Herbert: Joseph Story Prefigures Jesus first appeared on Better Living through Beowulf .
Dr. Seuss and Escalating AI
As AI detection programs are developed to AI essay writing services, universities found themselves caught in an escalating war. Dr. Seuss’s Butter Battle Book understands the dynamics. The post Dr. Seuss and Escalating AI first appeared on Better Living through Beowulf .
On Pompeii, Hiroshima, and an Uncertain Future
A 1962 Richard Tillinghast poem remembering Hiroshima and fearing for the world’s future. The post On Pompeii, Hiroshima, and an Uncertain Future first appeared on Better Living through Beowulf .