A poet is a “maker”
…and it doesn’t have to rhyme…
Book review: Shakespeare’s Wife
Germaine Greer went overboard a bit…
Book review: The Sea Runners
…it informs, it does not soar…
O. Henry’s “The Gift of the Magi”
“…two foolish children…”
Book review: American Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence
…it didn’t start the Revolution.
Dracula, “…the very best story of diablerie…”
Forget about Buffy the Vampire Slayer…
The “dime novels” popular in the Civil War
Think Kit Carson and the lads…
Book review: Shakespeare: The World as Stage
The Bard was the lucky one…
Book review: St. Ives, Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England
…somewhat less than meets the eye
Book review: Grace Notes
Some of Brian Doyle’s prose, in this collection of his musings and essays, comes pretty close to my concept of poetry.