Wednesday, February 18, 2026

'A Plaything Lent Me for the Present'

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A pleasing and serendipitous convergence: I was listening again to the Sinatra/Jobim recordings from 1967, including their arrangement of “B...
Tuesday, February 17, 2026

'They Don’t Have Sense Enough to See Our Flaws'

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He was friendly, the sort of guy who welcomed strangers of almost any species. Though a little slow, mentally speaking, he usually got our j...
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Monday, February 16, 2026

'Having Such an Enjoyable Time All the Time'

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I keep happening on books and poems I think my late brother might have enjoyed. Ken was not a dedicated reader but his tastes tended to be f...
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Sunday, February 15, 2026

'I Can Taste the Language'

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The Scottish Poetry Library in 2006 asked American poet August Kleinzahler to name some of his “old favourite” books. This is how he replied...
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Saturday, February 14, 2026

'Untrue For Ever'

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Valentine’s Day invites declarations of love and their opposite. As Dylan, the reliable author of anti-love songs puts it, “You've got a...
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Friday, February 13, 2026

'Time So Vicious in His Reaping'

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I moved to Montpelier, Ohio, a small town in the northwest corner of the state, late in the summer of 1977. My mental model for such a place...
Thursday, February 12, 2026

'A Tiny Inkling of Things Far Beyond Me'

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“Do you carry a notebook around with you? Do you write things down right away.”   No, and no. I’m not that organized. My mind operates lik...