Judging Poetry and Integrity

[Monday Love]

Adam,

I absolutely agree what you say about the Platonic dialogues.    What a treasure.  And Socrates seems to be out of favor among the literati these days.   Too bad.

I was reading the lesser-known dialogue "Lysis" last night, and it reminded me so much of Shakespeare--the psychological love-intrigue is brilliant, as well as the exploration of: what is a slave?  A lover?  a friend? A citizen?  I can see how the Greek context of the male-dominated society would be off-putting to some, but the questioning spirit is so eye-opening on so many levels.   Like all great art, Plato never feels tawdry or reductive.  

Monday

[poetastin]

I knew a guy from St. John's that was physically aroused by the Phaedo...


But yeah. Good stuff.