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As You Like It (Play on Shakespeare)
Classics Reviews

As You Like It (Play on Shakespeare)

This reader is much prejudiced toward seeing a work as the writer intended; even if the authorship of Shakespeare’s plays remains questioned. The editor of AS YOU LIKE IT is the artistic director of the South Coast Repertory Theater in Costa Mesa. With those credentials, I am sure that he knows his way around Shakespeare’s […]

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Bear at the Fair
Children's Reviews

Bear at the Fair

What does Bear do at an animal fair? Some animals may not understand why Bear comes ripping through the fair and tearing things down. Then, the animals set a trap to calm him down. Only one animal that meets Bear understands what is wrong, and that is Shrew. Shrew knows that Bear just needs some […]

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Musical Tables: Poems
Poetry Reviews

Musical Tables: Poems

The works in Billy Collins’ latest collection Musical Tables: Poems are referred to as “small poems” by the author in the introduction. What they really are, though, is an assortment of puns, obvious observations, and downright pointless musings stretched far too thin. The goal of the book may be to illustrate the poet’s craft even […]

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What You Need to Be Warm
Poetry Reviews

What You Need to Be Warm

In times of cold and turmoil, it’s easy to forget that the most important thing for some people is warmth. As winter descends, being warm means many things, and it takes on many guises. This small but powerful work attempts to capture the feeling of being warm and what it means to those facing a […]

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Poetry Reviews

Mother (Penguin Poets)

In what many call “Education for Extinction,” 523 church-run boarding schools took Native American children from their families and attempted to indoctrinate them away from their culture. About 35,000 children were schooled in this way. This poetic narrative details one such child who was raised by a Baptist family away from her Cheyenne family. The […]

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Interviews

Part 7: Interview with Julie Ryan McGue, Author of Belonging Matters

Introducing “Belonging Matters: Conversations on Adoption, Family, and Kinship” by Julie Ryan McGue “Belonging Matters” is a book that addresses adoption and its impact on identity, family, and kinship. It encourages readers to contemplate the significance of belonging in shaping personal experiences and relationships. The book supports the adoption community while engaging those outside it […]

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