Why We Love Mary Oliver’s Poetry
Mary Oliver, who died on Jan. 17 at age 83, was probably America’s favorite contemporary poet. As one obituary I read points outs, she was rare in possessing both a large popular following and sufficient respect from the literary … Continue reading →
My Story “The Shadow of the Family” Published in New Reader Magazine
My short story “The Shadow of the Family,” a fantasy on a family holiday gathering is published in the current issue of the online magazine “New Reader Magazine.” It’s a lovely, well-illustrated online publication, but It takes a couple of … Continue reading →
Read “The Country/The Country”: When Followers of Would-be Tyrant Mr. Pig March on the Capital, They Are Met by “A Wall of Flesh”
We’re in the final week of postings from my serial novel “The Country/The Country,” a political thriller/fantasy inspired by the calamitous election of 2016. In s segment posted yesterday, the followers of the would-be tyrant Mr. Pig march on the … Continue reading →
In my political novel “The Country/The Country” the electoral crisis in The Commonhope of UZ — that fictional country much like our own — draws to a head
We’re moving into the final week of my serial novel “The Country/The Country,” with postings scheduled for today, Friday, and Monday, Nov. 5 — the day before our own crucial Congressional elections. Here’s the set-up of my political novel that … Continue reading →
My New Poetry Book “Cocktails in the Wild” Published in Time for Spring
Welcome, spring! And welcome my new poetry book! My new poetry chapbook, titled “Cocktails in the Wild,” was published on March 27 by Unsolicited Press and is available from their website at http://www.unsolicitedpress.com/store/p139/robertknoxpoetry The ‘cocktails’ in the title refer to … Continue reading →
My Poems on ‘Karma’ Published Online
Karma, the belief that our actions in this life, plus some influence from whatever is hanging around from our previous existences, determines our condition in our next life, is a word a lot of us use in informal ways. It’s … Continue reading →
Immigration Talks in Congress? History Shows that Immigration Law is All About Keeping People Out.
As part of last week’s budget bill compromise, Congress promised to discuss immigration legislation. If history is any guide, that’s nothing to celebrate. The history of immigration legislation in this country is all about keeping people out. A century ago … Continue reading →
Walking With Thoreau: Thinker, Writer, Nature Prophet
How can we let this year go by without doing something to recognize the bicentennial year of the birth of Henry David Thoreau? Concord, Mass., the metaphysical heart of all things Thoreau, put together a website http://thoreaubicentennial.org/ with a full … Continue reading →
Vietnam, Draft Resistance, and A Lesson in Self-Knowledge — My Story ‘Commitment’
“Commitment,” a story based on my own fraught attempt at draft resistance during the Vietnam War, was published by the journal “3288 Review” two years ago. After watching most of the recent PBS documentary “The War in Vietnam,” I decided … Continue reading →
A September Story: My Short Story “Back to School” Published Online
My short story about troubling days for a substitute high school teacher is up on the online journal “Beneath the Rainbow.” The editors did a great job designing a page for the story and were very generous with space for … Continue reading →