Keeping True To The Wonder.

IT is Christmas tree purchase time once again-unless that is you are one of those wise…

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John Donne Changes What It Is To Read Poetry.

I will never forget the effect of reading John Donne for the first time. Donne (1572-1631)…

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The Third Realm

The Third realm sounds mysterious, perhaps mystical, but is simply like this. It is English class…

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Life Become Less Than Life.

I am come that they might have life and have it more abundantly. Gospel of St.…

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George Or Well: On Writing Good English.

All aspiring writers can learn from Orwell’s essay “Politics and the English Language” on writing good…

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William Blake : “Jesus Was An Artist”

Verily , verily I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the earth…

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“April Is The Cruelest Month”: Two Poets, Two Men, Two Ages

April is the cruelest month, breeding Lilacs out of dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring…

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Sixty Not Out!

Dear Readers, Sixty not out refers to the number of blogs you can access by scrolling…

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Journey Of The Magi

(READERS PLEASE NOTE: This blog post with minor revisions is being re-published because of problems with…

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