Poetry From The Heart Grandmother pitches in her rocking chair folded aged hands and graying hair. Eyes fixed on pictures hanging on the wall family members…she loved them all. They conveyed memories of years ago kept her mind in tune with those she knows. She lived a life of struggle and oodles of strife kept […]
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“Chanakya’s 7 Secrets of Leadership” Debuts in Bookstores
“Chanakya’s 7 Secrets of Leadership,” co-authored by Radhakrishnan Pillai, director-founder of Chanakya Institute of Public Leadership, and D Sivanandan, former Director General of Police, Maharashtra, debuted recently at the Landmark bookstore in Chennai, India. The authors have collated and presented the theories and philosophies of the fourth century BC Indian political strategist, Chanakya, into a […]
“Young Friend” by Leopoldine Core
These are not humorous poems so much as poems pursued by humor. Leopoldine’s “voice” is a smiling one — sometimes a smile of pain. If she were a singer, her genre would be “cerebral Country Western.” naked all the time my same legs my ass i am such a weird little girl for wanting to […]
“Susan Sontag: The Complete Rolling Stone Interview” by Jonathan Cott
“Susan Sontag”: another beautiful feminine name like “Aphra Behn.” It means “a Sunday lily.” Sontag is the thinker for my generation, that’s for sure. She never strikes me as pedantic, obscure or simplistic. Her goal is always to define the truly revolutionary doctrine. It’s surprising how much of her thought is inspired by Nietzsche — […]
“Afrikan Lullaby: Folk Tales From Zimbabwe” by Chisiya
I found this book at the Phoenicia Library. It has appealing sentences like “Gudo and Tsuro were a famous pair” and “Chibode said okay. He never talked much. He was such a pitiful and honest fellow.” “The Tortoise and the Hare” is nothing like the story we know; it’s about two animals being boiled a […]
“Tartuffe” by Molière
“Tartuffe” is a beautiful word, invented I suppose by Molière. One reason for the success of the play is that satire is perfect for critiquing religion. The absolute humorlessness of God sets up every joke perfectly. I’d like to see this play produced with the religious charlatan portrayed as a swami or Buddhist monk or […]
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