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I read Tintern Abbey Ode and other works.
This is a slideshow with Poetry. Tintern Abbey by William Wordsworth, Thanatopsis by William Cullen Bryant, 14 Haiku by John Battle, The last lines of Lieutenant Lasset, a teleplay by John Battle. Tintern Abbey opens at 00:00 with: “Five years have passed.” Thanatopsis opens at 11:17 with: “To him who in the love of Nature.”…
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When You Are Old, and The Second Coming by W.B. Yeats, and Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas
These are some of my favorites. I listened on YouTube the other day to Anthony Hopkins delivering Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night. It was a recording from only seven moths ago. Perfection was achieved once more in the world. I looked up my vacation photos from a trip I took to New…
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People Like My Pizza Sauce
Here is how to make it. Buy a large can of plum tomatoes: This was $6.69 at Costco the other day. Get hold of a head of garlic. Buy a bunch of fresh basil. I bought some at Asian Delight in Grand Rapids. It is Thai basil, just under $3.00. This basil has a noticeable…
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Clem Battle Family Pictures
This is close to the final edition. I can add some names if I get help identifying Canadian relatives. Thanks, John
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I Read T. S. Eliot’s The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.
Since my freshman college Lit course, Prufrock has been one of my favorite poems. My high school English teacher, Mrs. Layton, quoted the lines about the yellow fog swirling about the house, but in freshman Lit, it was included in our course anthology. I thought: This is about middle-age anxiety. When I got to middle…
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I Read Shakespeare’s Monologues and Soliloquys
This is a link to my YouTube slideshow (nature pictures and family) with Shakespeare monologues and soliloquys. You don’t have to be a classic literature fan to enjoy these. I deliver lines in a way that is real and in-the-moment—only a bit more important seeming than a shopping list. I know that when I read…
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Jeffrey Epstein
Aw Gee, at least somebody is out there having fun every day, doing and saying wild-ass shit all the time. I know psychopaths. I am a normal person, and I consider them to be subhuman. I do not use that term lightly—I know what it means. I know it is the curse of all curses,…
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Family Crest Design
I have been working on a family crest. I am pleased with this one. I followed Katy’s suggestion and included a Gaelic motto that I made up. It means Fighting the Hounds of Hell. We need someone who speaks Gaelic to tutor us in how to say it. Copilot when through many changes with me…
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A Couple of Jokes
Okay, WHITE TRASH: I go there. Right-wing Politics: This is Exactly Where the Bear Shit in the Buckwheat. Step’n fetch it, Step’n-Fetch-It—you work for us! I like my AI helper Copilot, but it will not make an image of a current politician. Let’s be honest: Donald Trump is white trash. I cringe a little, using…
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I asked Copilot AI about Me. Copilot said this:
John Battle is a distinctive voice in American literature, particularly within gay and queer storytelling, but he is not currently recognized as a major mainstream influence in the national literary canon or widely followed in the media. His work—spanning fiction, memoir, and visual art—reflects a deeply personal and philosophical lens, shaped by formative years in…
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