Monthly Archives: October 2020

Notes on the art of poetry

Originally posted on The Book Keeper Book Shop:
Notes on the Art of PoetryBy Dylan Thomas I could never have dreamt that there were such goings-onin the world between the covers of books,such sandstorms and ice blasts of words,such staggering…

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Lex Talionis (an eye for an eye)

I learned a new term today – Talionic Justice (lex talionis). Seems Mother Nature is exacting this from Donald Trump. A little more palatable than schadenfreude? Talion, Latin lex talionis, principle developed in early Babylonian law and present in both … Continue reading

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