A Taste of American and British Poetry

  “How Do I Love Thee?”, Elizabeth Barrett Browning  How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.  I love thee to the depth and breadth and height  My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight  For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.  I love thee to the…

What’s Poetry For or What’s Life For Should I Say?

Have you ever written any poems? What were they about? What made you write them? What is poetry for? How does it connect with us, our life and life in general? Do you agree with the following point of view? It is a video of  a small part from the…

The 3 September 1843 revolution, democracy and Noam Chomsky

Yesterday’s 170th  historic anniversary of 3 September 1843 revolution, which forced the king Otto to grant Constitution to the Greek people, brings forward thoughts about the development of democracy in Greece and modern societies worldwide. Noam Chomsky’s  Media Control – The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda unavoidably comes to mind and provides interesting citations for our higher…

18 July, Nelson Mandela Day

 This present day is dedicated by the U.N. to               an acclaimed world leader of justice and equality.    Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela , born on 18 july 1918,  is a South-African Civil Rights Activist, journalist, lawyer and politician who was actively involved in the anti-apartheid movement in his…