For those who read the Bible literally, and take every word at face value, I apologize in advance for my efforts to disentangle what I perceive […]
Poetry as a method of storytelling, for readers and listeners of all ages, in the spirit of ancient oral traditions.
School is out, and it’s time to dive into our summer reading lists. Of course, the King of Limericks always has something to offer in the […]
Between 1788 and 1793, G.F.W. Hegel attended the University of Tübingen, better known as the Tübingen Stift, a Protestant Lutheran Seminary in southern Germany. During these […]
The following story was inspired by a series of events, some real and some imaginary. I dedicate it to a couple of young girls I know, […]
When it comes to sizing up an aphorism of pre-Socratic philosophy or summing up a treatise of German idealism, nothing beats a pithy limerick. But sometimes […]
This lyrical retelling of Herman Melville’s “Bartleby, the Scrivener” is part of an ongoing series, entitled Simply Gothic. With these extended poems, I’m reworking classic works […]
