An impassioned prologue by one of my favorite poets. A great Q & A at the end. O for a voice like thunder, and a tongue To drown the throat of war! When the senses Are shaken, and the soul is driven to madness Who can stand? When the souls of the oppressed Fight in […]
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Laika
Nick Abadzis’ Laika is a fictionalized account of the short life and sad death of Laika, the Soviet space dog. Be forewarned: it’s a three-handkerchief, bucket-of-tears kind of novel. Laika’s story is one of loyalty and trust repaid with callous abandonment and deception, and the injustice of this tale resonates deeply. “Do not worry,” Laika […]
Poetry Fix: James Wright
A gently uplifting poem: epiphany puncturing alienation. “A Blessing” Just off the highway to Rochester, Minnesota, Twilight bounds softly forth on the grass. And the eyes of those two Indian ponies Darken with kindness. They have come gladly out of the willows To welcome my friend and me. We step over the barbed wire into […]