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"IT'S A BOY!"

February 02, 2021 by DAVID M KATZ in James Joyce, "Ecce Puer", Robert Murphy

Concerning the confluence of the birth of a first grandchild and a father’s death, James Joyce’s “Ecce Puer” is as quietly moving as a poem gets.

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February 02, 2021 /DAVID M KATZ
James Joyce, "Ecce Puer", Robert Murphy
James Joyce, "Ecce Puer", Robert Murphy
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'MANDATE MY ASS!'

January 26, 2021 by DAVID M KATZ in Gil Scott-Heron, Ronald Reagan, John Wayne, Amanda Gorman

Gil Scott-Heron’s “B-movie,” his scathing 1981 takedown of Ronald “Ray-gun,” is an inaugural poem for the ages. And you can dance to it.

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January 26, 2021 /DAVID M KATZ
Gil Scott-Heron, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Amanda Gorman
Gil Scott-Heron, Ronald Reagan, John Wayne, Amanda Gorman
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