A Quotation from Anne Sexton

Here is a line from the poem "Anna Who Was Mad" in The Book of Folly (1972) by American poet Anne Sexton, who was born in Newton, Massachusetts, in 1928 and lived all of her life in or near Boston. Her first book of poems, To Bedlam and Part Way Back, was published in 1960; her last, Words for Dr. Y., was published after her death, by her own hand, in 1974. She won the Pulitzer Prize in poetry in 1967 for Live or Die. To read more about Anne Sexton, click here.

Puzzle: Caller ID

Can you identify an actor who was born in England on June 1, 1996? He attended the BRIT School for performing arts and technology. Early in his career he was on stage as Billy Elliot. His acting web, however, has grown to include a popular superhero and many other notable roles. His name can be dialed on a telephone as 866-465-5263. What is this actor's name?

To read more about this English actor click here.

Naming the Trees

"Naming the Trees" is a poem by Bruce Guernsey in which he is visiting the national cemetery in Gettysburg and giving us a poem for Memorial Day. To read "Naming the Trees," which is forthcoming in the fall issue of The Sow's Ear Poetry Review, click here.

Stars and Stripes

(Photo by Gerd Altmann)

Rebelling against sanity

"Our country was born in rebellion against authority, so it's no surprise Americans have always had a strong libertarian streak." So begins the editor's letter by editor-in-chief William Falk in the May 22, 2020, issue of The Week Magazine. To read Falk's letter in its entirety, click here.

A Pretty Pass

"I'd say you were lucky to go when you did." So wrote American poet Ted Kooser in his poem "A Pretty Pass," which, as he said, "is obviously written in response to COVID-19." To read the poem "A Pretty Pass" by Ted Kooser, click here.

4 One-Word Prayers for Finding Calm

Pastor Bob Hostetler shares short, easy-to-remember prayers to help you push past anxiety.

To read his article, click here.

Children

"Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall." So reads Proverbs 16:18 in the Bible. In his song "Children" American singer and songwriter Joe South quoted that Bible verse. Here is a video of Joe South singing "Children."