Allen Ginsberg and taking time to “Whisper”

In the vein of Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl.”  Jeffrey Bilbro takes up Flannery O’ Connor’s call to ‘push back as hard as the age pushes against us,’ in his call-to-action poem entitled, “Whisper.”  You can view it here: http://bit.ly/mqt7i Please Digg, Stumble and TWEET it. Best, MacConchie

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On the Advantages of Dying Young

As a good citizen in a free society, I try to read at least one article per day to keep my mind active. Today I stumbled across an article entitled “On the Advantages of Dying Young.” It’s a concise piece that attempts to question the current culture in America and Europe that will do anything to preserve life even if that life is not worth living.

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