Fresh Gardens
David Acevedo writes for the Buffalo Poets.
June 2007
The Buffalo Return
I am excited welcome back the Buffalo Poets. We had so much fun with them during Poetry Month we invited them back to share their art once a month. Enjoy!
Not a Time for Soundbites: Tony Blair in Quotations
Tony Blair in quotations.
Tess of The D’Urbervilles: Nature Reflected
Can you think of other places in “Tess” where descriptions of nature accurately depict the mood of the characters?
Tess of The D’Urbervilles: Purity or Freedom?
Is Tess a pure woman? Why? Or does she, in losing purity, at least gain responsibility for her life?
Oxford World’s Classics Book Club: Tess of The D’Urbervilles
Is Tess a tragic character? What did you think?
On the Front Lines of English, from “Thirdhand Smoke” to “Newsrotica”
Ben Zimmer starts off his new column by looking at words like “Thirdhand Smoke” and “Newsrotica.”
Etymological Embarrassables
Anatoly looks at confusables.
It’s Coming…
An A To Zimmer Introduction
Casper Grathwohl, Reference Publisher for OUP-USA and the Academic Division in Oxford, introduces our newest blog column.
Da Lat, Vietnam
Da Lat, Vietnam Coordinates: 11 56 N 108 25 E Population: 122,400 (2000 est.)
Summer Reading
Some summer reading suggestions from top authors Lesley Glaister Jan Dalley
Scleroderma:
Test after Test, Doctor after Doctor
Some helpful tips for dealing with a plethora of doctors.
The Weeping Willow
The Weeping Willow: Encounters With Grief collects real-life stories which teach lessons about coping with grief, we have excerpted one of the stories below.
Barstow: A Poem
A poem by Buffalo Poet King Otho.
Thoughts on Juneteenth
A closer look at Juneteenth.
Tudor Roses,
Or Happy Birthday King Henry VIII
Today’s celeb gossip has nothing on Henry the VII and his six wives…