As the Seasons Change By Lord Azuryte 9-2-98 Spring ...And cometh the verdant effervescence of spring. The fawns doth romp and play and the birds sing a song of triumph over the long winter solstice. Alas, I see this all through hour-glass eyes, this is a ...

c>OUT WITH LARKIN, IN WITH SIMIC My overall perception of Simic's poetry is that he is a fun guy. At times he is much more dramatic than I anticipated his poetry to be. I found myself still thinking about his poetry hours after I read it and slowly understanding some of it. He is much more ...

My overall perception of Simic's poetry is that he is a fun guy. At times he is much more dramatic than I anticipated his poetry to be. I found myself still thinking about his poetry hours after I read it and slowly understanding some of it. He is much more difficult to analyze than our dear...

The concept of spirits and the afterlife is a common motif in many cultural works throughout the world. Within the Kwaidan selections, searching and aimless spirits, portray ghastly brutality as we read about them mutilating, murdering, and haunting without remorse. The theme of untamed brutality pe...