Banjo52

Conversation. Especially literature and language, education, football and baseball, movies, history, then and now, birds, two-lane roads. "Banjo" is a fun word, and the instrument can make fine music. But this isn't really a blog about banjos, except in the metaphorical sense of interesting sounds riding across a valley from one porch to another. Click on any photo to enlarge. Students, remember to footnote. All text and photos: © 2009-2014 Banjo52

Oct 29, 2012

"Ativan" by Laura Kasischke

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Ativan by Laura Kasischke : Poetry Magazine I’m not at all confident that I have a handle on Laura Kasischke’s  (Ka-SHISH-key...
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Oct 15, 2012

"The River" by Gregory Orr and the Villanelle as Form

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The River by Gregory Orr : The Poetry Foundation Farmington River, Connecticut I was looking for a poem to go with my kayaking ...
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Oct 9, 2012

Pick a Favorite: Tony Hoagland, Andrew Hudgins, Franz Wright

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I suppose this smacks too much of the classroom, but I'm doing it anyway. I hope you'll take your time and enjoy it. I'm already...
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Oct 3, 2012

Robert Frost's "The Pasture," a Mayor on Trial, a Boy Fishing

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Rt. 4, north of Bucyrus, Ohio near Corydon, Indiana Here is a small, fairly well known Robert Frost poem, “The Pasture.” The key t...
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Sep 28, 2012

THE MASTER: A MOVIE REVIEW

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THE MASTER:  A MOVIE REVIEW                        Grade:  A+ It’s the weekend. The Main Art Theater I almost c...
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Sep 27, 2012

BOSS & HOMELAND, DAY TWO

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BOSS I’m surprised to find myself regularly watching  Boss , a Friday drama on Starz, with Kelsey Grammer as the mayor of Chicago. It’...
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Sep 26, 2012

QUALITY TELEVISION: BOSS & HOMELAND

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Thanks to Hannah Stephenson at The Storialist ( http://thestorialist.blogspot.com/ )  for prompting readers to think about hig...
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Michigan, Ohio River Valley, United States
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