Maya Angelou, Elliot Rodger, and Getting the Work Done (part 2) – Bright Skylark Literary Productions

“Death wins nothing here, gnawing wings that amputate–– then spread, lift up, fly.” –from Journey through the Power of the Rainbow, Quotations from a Life Made Out of Poetry (Aberjhani)  Continued from PART 1 Rodger told himself in particular that “women rejected” him and therefore deserved punishment while knowing nothing about these anonymous women’s personal … More Maya Angelou, Elliot Rodger, and Getting the Work Done (part 2) – Bright Skylark Literary Productions

Text and Meaning in Robert Frost’s Dedication: For John F. Kennedy (part 2 of 2)

A visitor at the Kennedy Museum in Hyannis, Massachusetts, views stories about John F. Kennedy’s assassination. (Reuters photo) Since Robert Frost’s debut of the role of inaugural poet 52 years ago, the list of those who have followed in his footsteps––with two white males, two African-American women, and one openly gay Latino man among them–– … More Text and Meaning in Robert Frost’s Dedication: For John F. Kennedy (part 2 of 2)