Jan 21, 2009
Yesterday, Elizabeth Alexander submitted her creativity to millions of listeners, most of whom, if not downright antagonistic toward poetry, are decidedly indifferent.
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The Britannica Blog gathers top moments and quotes from past presidential inaugurations.
Let’s hope, unlike William Henry Harrison, Obama wears a jacket.
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Every poem can be considered in two ways—as what the poet has to say, and as a thing which he makes.
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I wish musicians wouldn’t tell their songs’ backstories on stage.
Despite their intention, I find this makes the music less meaningful.
You?
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If we use arguments like “Two negatives make a positive” to correct someone’s speech, our reasoning is wrong, not the “illogical” speaker’s.
(Arnold Zwicky says a little more.)
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