The greatest thing by far, is to have a command of metaphor. This alone cannot be imparted by another; it is the mark of genius, for to make good metaphors implies an eye for resemblance. – Aristotle, from Poetics When I was in college a poet came to visit …
Welcome to the next post in The Adventures of Roland! You can find all the previous posts in Roland’s escapades here. Each installment typically comes out around once per month. I hope you enjoy! Also as an FYI this the final post of the original short story which I wrote …
His art with nature’s workmanship at strife, As if the dead the living should exceed – William Shakespeare, from Venus and Adonis When I was studying Shakespeare in college we were reading Venus and Adonis aloud as a class together when my professor stopped the person reading his lines (the full …
Yet for them the lilac renewed its leaf, And the aged elm, though touched with fire; And the dry pump flung up an awkward arm; And the fence post carried a strand of wire. For them there was really nothing sad. – Robert Frost, from “The Need of Being Versed …
