Tag Archives: Joe Biden

Joe Biden as Old Father William

By Robin Bates | Published: March 26, 2024

Think of Joe Biden as Lewis Carroll’s Old Father William, who pushes back against ageism.

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Trump as a Sadistic Steinbeck Bully

By Robin Bates | Published: March 11, 2024

As bully, Trump resembles Curley in “Of Mice and Men.” Recently Biden, like Lennie, struck back.

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Gandalf and Saruman, Biden and Trump

By Robin Bates | Published: February 19, 2024

The both-siderism that equates Trump with Biden would probably equate Saruman with Gandalf.

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Poet Hart Crane on Forgetting

By Robin Bates | Published: February 13, 2024

Crane’s poem “Forgetfulness” captures the ambiguity of this mental state.

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Biden and Auden’s Unknown Citizen

By Robin Bates | Published: November 27, 2023

Auden’s “Unknown Citizen” looks better now than when the poet wrote the poem.

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Biden Is No Beowulf–And That’s Okay

By Robin Bates | Published: November 13, 2023

Biden lacks Beowulf’s leadership charisma but has other gifts, ones recognized by Wiglaf.

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Joe Biden as King Hrothgar

By Robin Bates | Published: November 5, 2023

Biden’s low poll numbers may be because, like King Hrothgar in “Beowulf,” he can’t prevent violence from breaking out in the great hall.

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New Monument Protected against Witchery

By Robin Bates | Published: August 13, 2023

The new Ancestral Footprints National Monument closes the land to uranium mining. Leslie Marmon Silko should be glad.

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Warning to Fans of Authoritarianism

By Robin Bates | Published: June 6, 2023

Applying “The Frogs Who Wished for a King” to the U.S., Biden is King Log and Trump King Crane.

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