In the late 1700s, a poet named Christopher Smart was put in the looney bin. Why? Because his religious zeal had increased to the point where he was not only praying, frequently and loudly, in the street, but he was forcing random other people to pray with him. They decided to give him a nice …
Tag Archive: Poetry
Sep 19
Fall Fever
Firstly, generic apologies for not posting for ninteen days. Sheesh. Blogs are funny things, much like gardens: ignore them for a few weeks and they’ve all gone to seed. Or spam, as it were. Anyway. Fall is in full swing in Seattle, and it’s the delicious part where days of pouring rain altrenate with days …