tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post7838655174810941979..comments2024-03-27T16:48:21.039-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: Only a little ink more or less - Crane's War Is KindAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-11280376976404645482016-02-15T14:05:29.834-06:002016-02-15T14:05:29.834-06:00I'll bet some of your students got it. Maybe ...I'll bet some of your students got it. Maybe the ones with a little more life experience, as they say.<br /><br />Crane is a great source of cosmic irony.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-13619883068834796032016-02-15T13:49:10.904-06:002016-02-15T13:49:10.904-06:00"A man said to the universe" has always ..."A man said to the universe" has always been one of my favorite poems; it worked well in freshman lit classes long ago when I needed an example of cosmic irony. I wonder now, in an increasingly polarized culture (hard-line secular v. rabid religious), if "cosmic irony" would still matter very much to students. Well, it does still disturb me. Thanks for reminding me of the poem; it helps me better understand my place in the universe (and elsewhere).RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.com