FOOLISH HEART
By Matt Kagen
Bells are ringing & children singing, but what of the foolish heart?
As the bird goes up and up
As the cup spills out and over
All that is holy is profaned, you know that,
and yet you... See more
Not long ago, America was more than the sum of its parts. Now, it is less. Around World War II, we were proud as a people but modest as individuals. Fewer than two people in ten said yes when asked, Are you a very important person? Today, more than six in ten say yes. Where we once thought ourselves collectively strong, we now regard ourselves as... See more
This Be The Verse
BY PHILIP LARKIN
They fuck you up, your mum and dad.
They may not mean to, but they do.
They fill you with the faults they had
And add some extra, just for you.
But they were fucked up in their... See more