The Taylor Swift of Victorian era poetry, Robert Browning. OK, jk, not really, but I did quote a T-Swift song in my review 😉
Book review: “Dramatis Personae” by Robert Browning
“Robert Browning” by G. K. Chesterton
Can Chesterton just write every biography? Before, Browning was just another faceless poet to me, but GKC convinces you by the end that poetry wouldn't be the same without him.
No, the seagulls do not represent kamikaze airplanes: Review of Chesterton’s “William Blake”
I believe I encountered William Blake for the first time in a high school honor's English class. But the name really meant nothing to me, other than that he was one of the Greats next to Samuel Taylor Coleridge, John Keats, and Lord Tennyson. They were all just poets who had achieved greatness sometime in... Continue Reading →
Book review: The Invention of Love by Tom Stoppard
I found The Invention of Love in Spiritual Friendship by the gay Christian author Wesley Hill. Hill refers to it several times throughout, with two particular quotes I found very poignant and meaningful. The first is a description of A. E. Housman's feelings for his friend Moses Jackson that Hill uses as a model: Nothing... Continue Reading →
Book review of “Lawless Women”: Poetry to get you out of your comfort zone
I ran into this book on a blog post at BCC. BCC always has great content that gets you thinking. You may not agree with every post, but they all have something of value to add, and the tone is always respectful. The book is a selection of poems from an LDS mother, student, and... Continue Reading →
Book review: “The Sun Has Burned My Skin: A Modest Paraphrase of Solomon’s Song of Songs”
Ah, the Songs of Solomon. When I turned 8, I got my first set of scriptures, a quadruple combination. I was so excited to be a grown-up and read the scriptures. But all of the books, they were so long! In my 8-year-old mind, I decided I would find the shortest one to read first.... Continue Reading →
