Article by Murray Ellison In a previous 2/15/2016 blog, I wrote about the importance of starter lines to engage readers and draw them into the images of a poem. Shakespeare
Month: May 2016
Shakespeare’s Sonnet XCIV and Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching
The majority of William Shakespeare’s poems were written in the form of a Sonnet, which is “a 14-line poem with a variable rhyme scheme, originating in Italy and brought to England”
Shakespeare’s Sonnet XVIII – “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day?”
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) has often been considered as the greatest writer in the English language. His major works include 38 plays and 154 sonnets and they have been translated into
Helping Baby Boomers to Understand and Support Millennials: Part III
Today’s Litchatte.com blog is a reprint of “Millennials – Themes in Current Literature,” which Steve Eubanks posted on the internet in August 2006 for “General Release.” Even though it is
Poe’s Importance in the History of Nineteenth-Century Science
I first published this article two weeks ago in the Poe and Science Blog (found under the tab, Museum News) for the Richmond Edgar Allan Poe Museum (www.poemuseum.org). Under an agreement
Poetic Panacea: Final Poems From My Spring 2016 Workshop
Here are the last poems that were written by the senior-aged participants of my ten-week class for retired seniors at the Lifelong Learning Institute in Chesterfield, Virginia. I had taught
“Etches:” Nancy Kunnmann’s Poem About a Memorable Prison Visit
Nancy Kunnmann has been writing poems for several years. Several of the ones she shared at the beginning of my Poetry Workshop at LLI were about her grandchildren. During this
Spring 2016 Workshop: Harper’s Ferry and Timothy’s Garden
As Spring was beginning to make its most glorious entrance in Richmond, Virginia, we had our last Poetry Workshop at the Lifelong Learning Institute(LLIChesterfield.org). I am sure that if you have
A Guide to Millennials for Boomers – Part 2
You might want to refer back to Part I of this Blog that I wrote yesterday, called “Can the Boomers Pass the Baton to the Millennials” before reading this post
Can the Boomers Pass the Baton to the Millennials?
I had been communicating, via Facebook, with a fellow Baby-Boomer, who had been a friend of mine since we were young lads in Philadelphia in the 1950’s. My friend and I,