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June 7, 2021

Three Poems

Donald M. Hassler

A trio of poems by Donald M. Hassler: "Conservative Values from 1859-1860," "Family Ties and Generation Sonnet," and "A Sonnet of Cacophony."

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September 30, 2020

A Noble Warrior with Pen in Hand

Donald M. Hassler

A review of The Conversational Enlightenment: the Reconception of Rhetoric in 18th Century Thought, David Randall, Edinburgh University Press, 2019, 297 pp., $29.95 paperback.

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September 30, 2020

Hard Sonnet in a Hard Time

Donald M. Hassler

"But perhaps if we can use the time to climb / The peaks of loneliness the view will clear / And style can yield a little fruit."

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