Librarians without Borders
Michael Gallagher Another organization dedicated to addressing the information gap that exists between developed and developing nations is Librarians Without Borders. Granted, it isn’t the most original of titles, but their work…
One laptop per child
A great organization called One laptop per child is attempting to, along with a laptop manufacturer, create an affordable laptop for countries without the economic clout to purchase them. They…
Emily and I
This frozen time,this rocking chair,ignores your furtive glances,your icy stares. This dark room,drawn shades,a weathered letter,signed with love, fades. An officer knocks at the door,a pregnant pause,anxious, a need to…
Dickinson and forgetting
I am reminded of a Pablo Neruda line from a poem entitled “Tonight I write the saddest lines” whenever I read the following Emily Dickinson poem. Neruda exclaims “Love is…
Dickinson and form
I have this feeling that Emily Dickinson is as close as American poetry (perhaps evein poetry of the Western World) comes to approximating haiku or other, less stringent forms of…
If the object is to die, then by all means
This is an unfortunate rendering of a fairly common Korean name, especially if one happens to be a doctor.
My Grandfather in Persia
This is an image of my grandfather in the military in World War II. He fought in North Africa, then the Middle East (this picture was labeled as being taken…