January 27, 2021

Shakespeare on Despots, Power, and Finally… Transition

The timeless words of Shakespeare might have some application to our deposed demagogue. “That every stride he makes upon my land is dangerous treason.” — King Lear “Farewell the neighing steed and the shrill trump.” — Othello “Think not on him till tomorrow. I’ll devise thee brave punishments for him. Strike up, pipers!” — Much …

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Thank You, Amanda Gorman

The 2021 inaugural poet, Amanda Gorman, embodied thoughtful confidence, equanimity, and a fluidity of style, her voice euphonic, her hand movements like balletic accentuations. In 2021, when the US, or at least most of it, or, well, more than half of it, is finally recognizing the way in which Black Americans have been long, systemically …

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