Another searing great from High Windows (1974). The BuildingHigher than the handsomest hotelThe lucent comb shows up for miles, but see,All round it close-ribbed streets rise and fallLike a...
I've posted so much Larkin before, so no bio this time. I think this poem may actually be unfinished, which certainly looks possible. The daily things we do The daily things we doFor money or for...
This is an interesting poem set in Ireland by the supposedly quintessentially English poet, Philip Larkin. This poem appeared in the 1974 collection High Windows. DublinesqueDown stucco...
My timing in choosing this as our Poem of the Week should be clear enough. Just wait til 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, the Royals will be ready to contend. Moore's got all the pieces in place! N...
Thanks, Internet. And the price looks right. I like how it nearly dwarfs and obscures the wedding picture, a strange variation on a line from Larkin's "Afternoons". Something is pushing us to the...
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Two-part dedication for this entry: 1) to Ross Gload and 2) to my wife who has been working on mine safety issues. The Explosion On the day of the explosion Shadows pointed towards...
The Royals Radio Network is comprised of 86 affiliates and stretches across eight states. In this recurring series (previous features listed below at the bottom of the page) Royals Review attempts...
An offense without patience or power cannot survive in the American League, in 2007. That became something of a clarion this evening in Kansas City, as the Royals struggled to score runs for the...
