"Strengthen What Remains"
“I’ll just stay here, I’ll just stay here.” Editors’ Notes The WM Review is happy to welcome a contribution from Mr Joseph Bocca. What follows is a close reading of the poem ‘Nirvana’ by the twentieth century poet Charles Bukowski. In his essay, Bocca considers what we might be able to take from this poem, …
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“I finish by declaring before God and ready to appear before Him, that I do not reproach myself for any of the crimes which are brought against me.” Image: Funerary monument of Louis XVI & Marie-Antoinette. Wiki Commons As many know, January 21st marks the anniversary of France’s regicide. King Louis XVI of France was …
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“I finish by declaring before God and ready to appear before Him, that I do not reproach myself for any of the crimes which are brought against me.” As many know, January 21st marks the anniversary of France’s regicide. King Louis XVI of France was condemned to death on January 20th 1793, and the next …
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