Widower's Tango

On seeing a puppet show - probably Punch & Judy - Oscar Wilde said, "What an economy of means! And an economy of ends!" I...

Out of respect for languages I never learned, or didn't learn thoroughly enough, I usually avoid reading poetry in translation. Of cou...

"Ha, banishment! be merciful, say 'death;' For exile hath more terror in his look, Much more than death: do not say 'banish...