T. S. Eliot and the Extended Chiasmus

Symmetry and Time in T. S. Eliot’s poem

Today’s Quote is a short poem by T. S. Eliot. It is the closest I have come to finding an embodiment of internal mirroring, or of the so called chiasmus.

The Sunny Absurd

On Albert Camus’ Stranger and the sun as a symbol of the absurd

Avian Black Humour

E. B. White and Mr Forbush’s Friends

The Sense of Being Average

The prose of Julian Barnes in The Sense of an Ending

To Live or to Recount: Quirks and Perks

Sartre and Camus on drawing inspiration from life

Writing: Quirks and Perks

E. B. White on a writer’s duty

Similes and Smiles

Describing the intangible. On meditation, happiness, and the habits of a thinking…

Ambulatory Oxymoron

Metaphor and oxymoron in China Miéville’s short story.

How to: Find a Book Youll Enjoy

Genuine advice delivered with a twist

Swirling Sahara and an Apricot Whoosh

How to Write Good Non-Fiction