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Revisiting Paul Revere’s Ride

Revisiting Paul Revere’s Rideby Michael DoyleWhen Longfellow wrote of Revere’s rideHe didn’t mean to capture it stride for stride,But to create something of a heroic memoryPut on paper for the sake of American history.It was a clarion call for courage … Continue reading

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Ego Push

After giving a poetry reading tonight covering some of the classics from Swinburne to Shakespeare and from Burns to Longfellow, I watched part of a martial arts movie.  Watching the movie and thinking on the differences between the realities I’ve … Continue reading

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