Stan Persky
Stan Persky taught philosophy at Capilano University in N. Vancouver, B.C. He received the 2010 B.C. Lieutenant-Governor's Award for Literary Excellence. His most recent books are Reading the 21st Century: Books of the Decade, 2000-2009 (McGill-Queen's, 2011), Post-Communist Stories: About Cities, Politics, Desires (Cormorant, 2014), and Letter from Berlin: Essays 2015-2016 (Dooney's, 2017).
Sonnet About Orpheus (Where)
Singing the Lord’s song in a strange land.
Trump Prose Poem, a.k.a. Potus Takes a Snooze
POTUS takes a snooze.
Guardians of the Truth? Notes on MSM
Stan Persky checks out the “guardians of the truth,” and puts in a good word for mainstream media (MSM). It’s “breaking news.”
This Year’s Question
Can Democracy Work? asks James Miller. It’s not only this year’s question, it’s a question for the ages, from ancient Athens to the Trumpian present.
In the Land of Oz
Amos Oz, 1939-2018. Reading “A Tale of Love and Darkness.”
MeMeMe! … and It
Stan Persky tries to get through the day… a day all about, well, Stan Persky.
McCain’s Meme
The message from John McCain’s funeral.
Dear Old Golden Rule Days
Sheldon Goldfarb’s history of student life at UBC takes us back to school.
Philip Roth (1933-2018): Indelible
Remembering Philip Roth and his indelible novel, “The Human Stain.”
Ageing G-r-r-acefully
I’m mad as hell and…