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Journeys Through the Underworld in Ai’s “Reunions with a Ghost”

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By Lea C. Deschenes

“Reunions with a Ghost” by Ai, read by Lea C. Deschenes

By titling her poem “Reunions with a Ghost,” Ai foreshadows the poem’s connections with the myths of Odysseus, Orpheus, and Innana. All three … Continue reading→

Is Katniss Everdeen Gilgamesh Dreaming?: Unveiling The Connections Between Poetry and Heroic Fiction

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By Victor D. Infante

It seems, these days, we are awash in the heroic fantasy adventures of the late 19th and early 20th centuries; the iconic heroes and monsters born in the turbulence of the dawn of the modern era … Continue reading→

Three Poems by Lyn Lifshin

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In A Breeze Of Dates And Olives, 4000 Years BC
By Lyn Lifshin

                                                The first poet we know to have signed her name to what
                                                she wrote, she Lived 2285-2250BCE. High priestess in the
                                                Sumerian city state … Continue reading→