A Requiem for Edmund Keeley: A lover of Greece and poetry
A Hellenist, prolific writer and translator who made Greece his life’s work, Edmund Keeley has passed away at the age of 94. Born in ...
Read moreA Hellenist, prolific writer and translator who made Greece his life’s work, Edmund Keeley has passed away at the age of 94. Born in ...
Read moreDescribed as the 'sun-drinking poet,' the late Nobel laureate Odysseas E...
Read moreJohn Carr on why it’s better to be safe and sure until we find a vacci...
Read moreThe good doctor is taking a much deserved break and an eternally grateful nation thanks the selfless efforts of our epidemiological whiz. John Carr's paean to Dr. Sotiris Tsiodras. Well, who'da thunk it, girls and boys, He who never made much noise, Yet measured out his words so clear, Has opted out of the public sphere. H...
Read moreThis Poetry Month, look no further than John Carr, Insider’s in-house bard, for curative metaphors and imagery. Sing, Muse, of the pestilence That out of China hastened hence, Attacking all, both young and old Who thought they had just caught a cold. Yet it turned out to be much worse, A veritable viral curse That ...
Read moreStuck indoors as everyone else, John Carr adds a bit of levity to our unsettling times by thumbing his nose at the Coronavirus. Coronavirus, what are you? Methinks you are the devil true, With horns and lumps and horrid things, The only thing you lack is wings. We see your picture on tv: The way you sidle up gently To ...
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