13 Ways of Looking at a Poem

13 Ways of Looking at a Poem

Sep 5, 2021 | Education, General, Poetry, Prose, Society & Culture

Why should I forgo what I think or feel about a poem for what a literary theory says about it?  It is commonly believed that poetry cannot be paraphrased, that once you start unfolding its meaning, line by line, its true essence, like that of a dream upon waking and...
Parenting in a Pandemic

Parenting in a Pandemic

Jul 14, 2021 | Education, Environment, General, Prose, Society & Culture

Parenting during this pandemic is starting to feel like mindful living, for me. Anyone who knows me, knows that I am a planner. I like things in my life to be fairly neat and tidy, and laid out in a manner that has been thought through well in advance. I make endless...