"Make it new," Ezra Pound famously said, a mantra which can be applied to any example of what is called found poetry. Examples of making it new can be found throughout history, both ancient and recent. Shakespeare lifted most of his narratives from existing stories; Marcel Duchamp put a urinal in an art museum; Ezra …
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Is the Penguin the Batman Character Who Trump Resembles Most?
There is perhaps no narrative referenced more in today's pop culture than that of Batman. It makes sense: Batman is omnipresent. He first appeared in 1939, and has subsequently been in eight live action films, two live action television shows, countless animated films and television series, and thousands of comic books. The ninth and tenth live …
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“Yes, Jason, it is kinda weird” : A dialogue with Jason Derulo
The song "Trumpets," by Jason Derulo, has been around for a while now, but I can't help but think about the strange questions it asks of its audience, every time one hears it. It's the tale of a first person narrator and a second person, the beloved, a female companion of the love-struck narrator …
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