December 2009
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A New Favorite
After recently seeing the movie by the same title, I was curious to see the poem itself. A short read, but full of nuance and imagery; it has quickly become one of my favorites:
Invictus
Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the...
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“A discriminating irreverence is the creator and protector of human liberty.”
– Mark Twain