Dark, Mysterious, Radiant
Bithika Mukerji, Life and Teachings of Sri Ma Anandamayi: A Bird on the WingSri Satguru Publications, 1997 This is a work similar in aim to The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, but about 1/5th the length. …
Month: October 2021
Some Works Are Greater Than Others
Edward W. Said, Power, Politics, and Culture: Interviews Edited and with an Introduction by Gauri ViswanathanPantheon Books, 2001 Two writers who are well known for their championing of the literary canon are Harold Bloom and George…
Share the Wealth with Megi Celaj–The American Dream and the Lives We Left Behind: An Exploration into the Culture, History, and Current Status of Albania
In the last 10 years, Immigration topics have become increasingly mainstream in both media and politics in the United States. As the topic of immigration will continue to protrude America’s political and social agenda, I…
Remembrance of Teachers Past
Elie Wiesel, Somewhere a Master: Further Hasidic Portraits and Legends This is Elie Wiesel’s third of four installments thus far on his favorite Hasidic teachers, the ones whose tales enchanted him in his childhood, the…
Stamps and a Poem
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, An Elegy to Dispel Gloom
The Plan
My friend Andrew Wimmer’s comment on the above: Of course they have. It was never “on the table.” It’s not a shame, it’s the plan.
Planting Companionship
Calamus is one of the riches sections of Leaves of Grass! I recognized many poems worth rereading and sharing with others. Some will be full memorized, others in part. Allen Ginsberg wondered why the Gay…