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Author Archives: Boz
10,000 Steps (and Photos?)
Almost three months have passed since I last posted here–by far the longest dry spell since I started writing in 2016. Not accidentally, this hiatus coincides with my newly rediscovered passion for fitness. Last May, my family doctor told me … Continue reading
Posted in exercise, fitness, nature, photography
Tagged 10K-a-Day, exercise, fitness, Gerard Manley Hopkins, photography
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“They Shall Not Grow Old”: See it if you can!
For the Fallen By Laurence Binyon With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children, England mourns for her dead across the sea. Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit, Fallen in the cause of the free. Solemn … Continue reading
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Fruition: 2018
As I began to ponder the year soon coming to a close, it seemed necessary and fitting that I end the longest hiatus of my blog-writing career with a brief narration of the project–now complete–that has consumed my life for … Continue reading
Posted in art, books, education, history, literature, movies, music, poetry, World War I
Tagged art, history, literature, music, World War I
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The Mother of Beauty: World War I in Word, Image, and Song
Published below is the text of a talk I will give tomorrow to commemorate the Armistice centenary as part of a series of events entitled “FTCC Remember World War I: 1914-1918.” “Death is the mother of beauty,” wrote Wallace Stevens, … Continue reading
Posted in art, history, literature, music, poetry, World War I
Tagged art, history, literature, music, poetry, World War I
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One Doomed Youth–and 17 Million More
From July to November 1917, Wilfred Edward Salter Owen was a shell-shocked second lieutenant in the Manchester Regiment, under the care of W. H. R. Rivers at Craiglockhart War Hospital. There, he became close friends with Siegfried Sassoon, who became … Continue reading
Posted in history, literature, poem, poetry, World War I
Tagged Armistice, history, literature, poetry, Siegfried Sassoon, Wilfred Owen, World War I
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Sloganeering: Fake Language Is the Problem–Not Fake News
I have not posted anything on my blog since September 21–over a month ago, my longest dry spell since I began it in May of 2016. Significantly, this hiatus coincides quite neatly with the weeks that have elapsed since the … Continue reading
Posted in critical thinking, current events, language, politics
Tagged definition, language, politics, semantics, word
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My Brief Encounter with Erney Krongard
Despite the apparent obscurity of this World War I-era postcard, the charm of its rough sketch of doughboys at the front and the accompanying doggerel prompted me to buy it from eBay along with others more charming still–and of much … Continue reading
Posted in cemetery, family, history, World War I
Tagged cemetery, history, research, World War I
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Nothing’s Fair
For more than two years, I have been immersed in a project designed to commemorate the centenary of World War I in my freshman composition classes and–this November–across the campus of the community college where I teach. I have already … Continue reading
Posted in books, history, literature, love, World War I
Tagged history, literature, love, World War I
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Saying Goodbye to Maggie
On November 1, 2016, a calico cat now known as Kedi (after the movie) gave birth to four kittens. By the beginning of December, even though the calendar had not officially passed the winter solstice, the weather was cold, and … Continue reading