Wisdom Wherever You Find It | No Exit

Wisdom Wherever You Find It | No Exit

I am afraid of poetry. I was never bitten by an iambic pentameter or terrorized by a sonnet. However, I am as bad at identifying good poetry as I am at filling out my brackets for March Madness. (This year I was out of teams before the Sweet Sixteen.)  So, I mostly...

When the World’s Burning, Who Needs Poetry?

An endorsement blurb from Johnny Cash graces the back side of “Nashville Skyline,” Bob Dylan’s 1969 album recorded in Music City. “Here-in is a hell of a poet,” said Cash, as reported by Robert Hudson in his book, “The Monk’s...

Stem Cell Agency Apologizes for Blasphemous Poem

(RNS) The California agency that distributes public funds for stem cell research has apologized for honoring a poem that appropriated language from the sacrament of Holy Communion. The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine held a poetry contest to promote...