‘Responsibility of the poet’
Welcome to new fans who may have seen our KPC Media Group advertisement over the weekend, anticipating Arthur Mapes’ 100th …
Tag Archives: literature
‘I will honour Christmas in my heart’
2 The other day, I watched “A Christmas Carol” with a dear friend. (OK, it was “A Christmas Carol” as …
‘A bond between strangers’
No pedantic analysis today, just a simple topic: dogs. Who doesn’t love a good dog poem? I love this one …
Playing favorites
American philosopher Charles M. Schulz once wrote, “Happiness is a sad song.” Even as a child, I thought I understood what …
Fan club, Part II
Yesterday I talked about two major influences for Indiana poet laureate Arthur F. Mapes: fellow Hoosier James Whitcomb Riley and …
Fan club, Part I
In a 1965 Sunday newspaper profile, Art listed his favorite poets: Riley, Longfellow, Bryant, Whittier. James Whitcomb Riley, “Hoosier Poet,” …
Side by side
Yesterday’s post linked to commentary that said poetry helps us appreciate how much things change and how much they stay …
Poems I know by heart
This morning, I saw a post on Twitter by NPR’s Morning Edition, asking people what poems they have memorized. I have a …
Cautionary tales
Yesterday, our tour of the back pages led us to Sassafras John. My favorite Sassafras John poem might be “The …
‘A man looking back’
My grandfather passed away when I was just 3 years old, so I never heard his stories. What a wonderful …
Arthur Franklin Mapes 