Tag Archives: Lawrence Ferlinghetti

March Madness Is Divinest Sense (Sort of)

By Robin Bates | Published: March 31, 2021

Having a March Madness bracket for poems provided excitement for kids and enlightenment for this teacher.

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Chess as a Metaphor for Life

By Robin Bates | Published: November 24, 2020

“Queen’s Gambit” has many excited about chess, which has long been used as a metaphor for life–as in, for instance, Ferlinghetti’s poem “Deep Chess.”

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Giants Stand Tall, Defy Ezra Pound

By Robin Bates | Published: October 27, 2012

The San Francisco Giants would make their 1960’s forebears proud.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Baseball, baseballl, Cantos, Ezra Pound, San Francisco Giants, Sports | Comments closed