Joseph Brodsky (May 24, 1940 – January 28, 1996) Exile, memory, and the endurance of the self

Click Here to Read:  Joseph Brodsky (May 24, 1940 – January 28, 1996) Exile, memory, and the endurance of the self by Robert Goodman on his Spoken Word Poetry substack on  May 27, 2026.

Joseph Brodsky Image: Dutch National Archives, The Hague, Fotocollectie Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (ANEFO), 1945-1989 Bestanddeelnummer 934-3497.  Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Memories on Memorial Day: Reverence and remembrance

Click Here to Read: Memories on Memorial Day: Reverence and remembrance: by  Elliot Kirschner on his Through the Fog substack on May 25, 2026.

A U.S. Army 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Soldier places American flags at headstones in Section 64 of Arlington National Cemetery during Flags In, May 21, 2015, in Arlington, Va. The Old Guard has held this honor and privilege of conducting Flags In since 1948/  Image: The U.S. Army Rachel Larue/Arlington National Cemetery.  Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.