The Secret of Markings
Sparrow looks back on the life of Dag Hammarskjöld, the Secretary General of the United Nations during the the 1950s. Hammarskjöld is regarded as one of the great statesmen of the 20th Century and his book Markings is regarded as a mystical and poetical masterpiece.
W.H. Auden: Poet of the Age of Anxiety
Rene Wadlow offers another essay in his series on cultural "bridge-builders."
Rabindranath Tagore: The Call of the Real
An appreciative look at a Nobel Laurete on the 150th anniversary of his birth.
Gary Snyder: A Zen View of Nature
Gary Snyder is a poet who brings together ecology and spirituality. Rene Wadlow takes a look at the contributions that Snyder has made to society.
Kenneth Rexroth : The Poetry of Relevance
Here is another in our series of articles on people who have been cultural "bridges," helping humanity to enjoy the diversity of cultural expression.