Shakespeare
“Nothing can make injustice just but mercy.” — Robert Frost
All my life, I’ve heard that the vine that ate the South was a little […]
I can talk to just about anyone about just about anything. Gallbladder surgery. Grandchildren’s precociousness. […]
Here at Mbird HQ, sometimes you get an advance copy of a book from a […]
Two weeks before her death, Simone Weil—semi-Catholic philosopher, hunger-striker, political activist—wrote a letter to her […]
A stunning essay appeared on The Millions last week, Stephen Akey’s “Shakespeare as God,” which […]
Weary with toil I haste me to my bed, The dear repose for limbs with […]
From the great poet’s essay “The Prince’s Dog,” which can be found his invaluable collection, […]
Whilst I alone did call upon thy aid My verse alone had all thy gentle […]
Why is my verse so barren of new pride, So far from variation or quick […]