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Beware The Ides Of March
It was the Ides of March, ten years ago today. I don’t remember anything about school that day — don’t remember what I wore or what I ate or anything other than my English teacher repeatedly telling us to beware the Ides of March in that theatrical manner that embarrasses teenagers, makes them wish they [...]
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Beware the Ides of March
Beware the Ides of March she said, Or we shall have to tell The way you died A strange demise On your way to rot in hell That was the opening stanza of a poem I composed more than three decades ago, back in 1973, for a high school E... Read Post
'Beware The Ides Of March,' And 8 Other Bad Omens In Literature
March 15 is a day to be wary of, as we're taught by high school English teachers and the Bard himself. In William Shakespeare's "Julius... Read Post
Et tu, Brute? Don’t let a bunch of dead Romans give today a bad name
Friends, PopWatchers, countrymen: Lend me your ears. 2055 years ago, Julius Caesar was stabbed by a gang of guys dressed in togas, and ever since, March 15 has been tainted. “Beware the ides of March.” Sooo not fair. I mean, if we’r... Read Post