(Rembrandt, The Philosopher in Meditation , Public Domain) Dear Friends, In the coming months I will be shifting my occasional writings...

The Return of the Prodigal Son, Rembrandt, 1667 The New Testament prefers one word over all others when discussing God. The word is...

Giulio Carpioni, The Nymph Liropi Brings her son Narcissus to Tiresias (Sapphic verse, for E.) Then the prophet said to me, “man, you...

T.S. Eliot c. 1923 Eliot, old pre-beat hero, lines cake-dense like new cake crumbed and rolled about heavy, heavy, until the eyes go...