Culture
‘A broken spirit refuses to see the lifting of the sun’
Reverie of Light
by James Coburn
Trickling down eyes
of Parisian gargoyles protecting mirth,
tears are caught by swallows
lifted by storms crossing to Bangladesh
in search of peace.
Stars fall...
Celebrate MLK Jr. with OKC group’s King Holiday Parade
Since 1983, the OKC Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Coalition has sought to host events that celebrate the life and work of civil rights leader Martin Luther King,...
South Carolinian’s poems conjure views of the South
Tell A Tale of Cotton
by Robert Filos
blue jeans growing in October fields
the Georgia sky singing the blues
red dirt roads pave sights with color
as turkeys...
Closing of Urban Agrarian a blow to OKC food scene
Running a small business is hard, and an important OKC enterprise announced Monday it will be shutting down, much to the dismay of many,...
Chilean UFO shows double-edged nature of the internet
In our latest episode of "The Internet is the worst thing/best thing," my Facebook feed shows a trending topic about the Chilean Navy releasing video...
OKC needs an art-house theater for top-10 films of 2016
Oklahoma City needs an independent art-house theater, because the top-10 films of 2016 deserve an audience but might not find a venue in which to play here.
In...
Poems: ‘The Blue God’ of war is coming and more
The Blue God
by Joan McNerney
The blue god of war
is so strong
he can twist trees
with the tip of his tongue.
You better not defy him
scream at...
‘The mind, the will and the brain’
ILE-IFE, Nigeria — So, it's a new year and wishes have flown around. We must have had our resolutions set already, too? Well, good....
Father Time bids farewell to 2016: ‘You’re fired’
Father Time makes a change
This would be a good week for a post about focusing on the positives in life or creating positive things for...
Photo essay: 2016 a rich year for pictures
Greetings. This month's photo essay is a year-ender.
The collection features a dozen pictures to represent just one snapshot from each month of 2016. There's no...