Traditionally, the term, ‘Lyrical’ referred to a composition of words that were meant to have a musical accompaniment. When we think about ‘Lyrical Poetry” now, it more broadly refers to
Poetry Workshop: Ambiguity – Tell the Truth But Tell It Slant
When Donald Trump asserted that he “didn’t see any reason that the Russians interfered with the U.S. Presidential election,” did he mean what he said or did he mean what
Poetry Workshop: Meeting Shakepeare’s Similes, Metaphors, and Ironies
One a recent TV Commercial, a happy-go-lucky pitchman compares buying insurance to selecting ice cream flavors: there is one for each need. Although his sale comparison method could be considered
Poetry Workshop: Personification in Daily Life, Poetry, Literature & Music
I am continuing my Summer Poetry Appreciation Workshops at the Osher Lifelong Learning Program on the University of Richmond ( VA) Campus. In each class, I spend about one hour
Did Poe Write His Best-Selling Book?
Most readers of his work would never guess that Edgar Allan Poe’s bestselling book was The Conchologists First Book, first published in April 1839. The author of that book was listed as Edgar Allan
“Where is a Soldier’s Home?” Hemingway’s Short Stories VI
What is a Soldier’s Home, and Where is the best place for a young soldier to heal after he returns home from the horrors of war? In one of
Advice From Walt Whitman & Lindsey Buckingham : A New Poetry Appreciation Workshop
I have begun teaching some Poetry Appreciation Workshops through the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Richmond (Virginia), and I will be offering some notes and poems from
Logs Floating Down the River in “The Doctor and the Doctor’s Wife” – Hemingway’s Short Stories V
In our second Nick Adams story, “The Doctor and the Doctor’s Wife,” Nick’s father, a doctor, hires Dick Bolton, a half-breed Ojibway Indian, to cut up some logs that washed
Caesarean Delivery with a Jack-Knife in Hemingway’s Cutting Edge Story, “Indian Camp” – IV
Hemingway offers his important cutting-edge short story, “Indian Camp” as third-person narrative exploring 12-year-old Nick Adam’s point of view, as he learns some hard facts of being the son of
12 Keys to Unlocking The Hemingway Code – Part III
We have been discussing the foundational Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway, mostly written at his Finca Vigia, Cuba, and his Key West, Florida homes, between about 1920 and 1940. I