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A.E. Housman: White in the moon the long road lies

The world is round, so travellers tell,
And straight though reach the track,
Trudge on, trudge on, ’twill all be well,
The way will guide one back.

December 22, 2023 · 6 Comments

Abby Zimet: What In the Ever-Loving Gay Fever Dream? Tucker Carlson Is Worried About the End of (Mostly Naked) Men

Boldly aiming his furrowed brow at “one of the biggest stories of our lifetimes,” perennially puzzled, flagrantly fascistic Tucker Carlson has released the hottest, weirdest, gayest trailer ever for his new season … Continue reading

April 19, 2022 · 2 Comments

Michael Simms: The Door

The first time I saw him
he was a beautiful Irish boy,
an extra in a Synge play…

November 20, 2021 · 26 Comments

Jan-Mitchell Sherrill: Two love poems

Come with me
to the river again: we will test Heraclitus,
kiss deep at the tender point of sleepless change.

February 14, 2021 · 1 Comment

Video: Helen Fisher “The Brain in Love”

. Why do we crave love so much, even to the point that we would die for it? To learn more about our very real, very physical need for romantic … Continue reading

July 14, 2018 · Leave a comment

A.E. Housman: “Shake hands, we shall never be friends, all’s over”

Be good to the lad that loves you true
And the soul that was born to die for you

May 5, 2018 · Leave a comment

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