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RKS British Literature: A Great Fear and Dread of the Forest (Henry Gilbert)

The forest he had heard was a place of dread, for the other villeins had told terrible tales. Of monsters who flew by night and hid in dark thickets by day to snap up unwary travellers; of hills from whose tops at night the glow of fire shone forth, and within which little dark elvesContinue reading “RKS British Literature: A Great Fear and Dread of the Forest (Henry Gilbert)”

RKS Poetry Anthology (All We Get Are The Coffee Grinds): Toronto Hijacked Yet Again but Don’t You Dare Criticize

Toronto Hijacked Yet Again but Don’t You Dare Criticize Bike lane tyranny where the miniscule lord over the many and unlike the Lord brazenly give fingers to motorists while breaking all laws known to cyclists Charity runs clogging city streets and expressways Charity walks all over the place “for a noble but perhaps obscure cause”Continue reading “RKS Poetry Anthology (All We Get Are The Coffee Grinds): Toronto Hijacked Yet Again but Don’t You Dare Criticize”

RKS LITERATURE: “I Hate and I Love”: My Sweet Ipisthilla (Catullus)

Call me to you at siesta we’ll make love my gold & jewels my treasure trove my sweet Ipsithilla when you invite me lock no doors nor change your mind & step outside But stay at home & in your room Prepare yourself To come nine times Straight off together In fact, if you shouldContinue reading “RKS LITERATURE: “I Hate and I Love”: My Sweet Ipisthilla (Catullus)”

Circe and the Cyclops: Beware of Circe the Nymph with the Lovely Braids! (Homer)

She opened her gleaming doors at once and stepped forth, inviting them all in, and in they went, all innocence. Only Eurylochus stayed behind – he sensed a trap…. She ushered them in to sit on high backed chairs, then she mixed them a potion – cheese, barley and pale honey mulled in Pramnian wineContinue reading “Circe and the Cyclops: Beware of Circe the Nymph with the Lovely Braids! (Homer)”

RKS British Literature: Who is Friar Tuck (Henry Gilbert)

‘Father Tuck is no hermit; he liveth not a wicked life as other false hermits do. He ever comes and solaces the poor in our village, and any good he can do if one is sick, that he doth for no payment. He is great of limb, and can fight well with the bow, theContinue reading “RKS British Literature: Who is Friar Tuck (Henry Gilbert)”

RKS British Literature: Robin Cleans Up the Marauding Band of Outlaws (Henry Gilbert)

Robin had had a very short way with these marauding bands of robbers, who made no distinction between rich and poor, but would soon rob a poor serf of his last piece of salted pork or bag of meal as a rich priest of his purse of gold. Whenever Robin learned of the hiding placeContinue reading “RKS British Literature: Robin Cleans Up the Marauding Band of Outlaws (Henry Gilbert)”

Circe and the Cyclops: The Cyclops Attacks Odysseus’ Men in His Cave (Homer)

Not a word in reply to that, the ruthless brute. Lurching up. He lunged with his hands towards my men and snatching two at once, rapping them up on the ground he knocked them dead like pups – their brains gushed out all over, soaked the floor – and ripping them limb to limb toContinue reading “Circe and the Cyclops: The Cyclops Attacks Odysseus’ Men in His Cave (Homer)”

Circe and the Cyclops: The Land of the High and Mighty Cyclops (Homer)

From there we sailed on, our spirits at low ebb, And reached the land of the high and mighty Cyclops, lawless brutes, who trust so to the everlasting gods they never plant with their own hands or plow the soil. Unsown, unplowed, the earth teems with all they need, wheat, barley and vines swelled byContinue reading “Circe and the Cyclops: The Land of the High and Mighty Cyclops (Homer)”

RKS British Literature: Little John Joins Robin and His Merry Men (Henry Gilbert)

‘Hark ye, seven footer,’ said Robin. ‘We are outlaws, brave lads who have run from evil lords. There are twenty-two of us. If thou wilt join us, thou shalt share and share with us, both in hard knocks, good cheer, and the best we can reive from the rich snuffling priests, proud prelates, evil lordsContinue reading “RKS British Literature: Little John Joins Robin and His Merry Men (Henry Gilbert)”

Circe and the Cyclops: In the Land of the Lotus-Eaters (Homer)

I was borne along by rough deadly winds On the fish infested sea. Then on the tenth Our squadron reached the land of the Lotus-eaters, People who eat the lotus, mellow fruit and flower. We disembarked on the coast, drew water there And crewman snatched a meal by the swift ships. Once we had ourContinue reading “Circe and the Cyclops: In the Land of the Lotus-Eaters (Homer)”