by Jordan Dotson | Nov 4, 2018 | Beautiful Prose, Predicates and commas and whatnot
In 1986, Ted Hughes wrote this letter to his son, who suffered from depression. It is a small miracle of words. Dear Nick, I hope things are clearing. It did cross my mind, last summer, that you were under strains of an odd sort. I expect, like many another, you’ll... by Jordan Dotson | Sep 10, 2018 | Predicates and commas and whatnot
Destiny, not guilt, was enough For Actaeon. It is no crime To lose your way in a dark wood. …Ted Hughes, “Acteon,” from Tales from Ovid