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Ambrose Bierce and The Fall of the Republic

Ambrose Bierce and The Fall of the Republic

Ambrose Bierce and the Fall of the Republic Demagogues fixed a predatory eye on the inherent flaws of the American Republic. Like buzzards they cir...

Pathos and Baseball: Revisiting "Casey at the Bat"

I think the popular focus on Casey and his strikeout, rather than on the victorious pitcher, illustrates the wisdom and poetic sensibility of c...

The Ballad of Sam Winslow

If the companions of our childhood should turn out to be heroes, and their condition regal, it would not surprise us. [1] ...

Misappropriation of the Classics, Part II: Horatius Reawakened

On December 11 of last year, Caseyatthe.blog called out the misleading and "pernicious misappropriation" of an ancient Roman legend by right-wing p...

Casey Stops by the Ball Park on a Snowy Evening

“One of the hardest things in life to accept is a called third strike.” -- Robert Frost (1874-1963) Whose field this was I used to know But tha...

Misappropriation of the Classics: "Horatius" Reclaimed

Since its inception in 2018, Caseyatthe.blog has tried --and mostly succeeded--to steer clear of the reefs and shoals of political discourse. (On...

Donald Hall on "Casey at the Bat:" A Ballad of the Republic

Educator, critic, and fourteenth United States poet laureate (2006-2007), Donald Hall (September 20, 1928 – June 23, 2018) penned an Afterword to...

The Love Song of E. "Phineas" Thayer

The Love Song of E. "Phineas" Thayer, was awarded Honorable Mention in the Print/Online Article category of the 89th Annual Writer's Digest Writing...

"Casey's" First Draft: Song of a Captain Bold

In his final 1887 ballad for the San Francisco Examiner, Ernest Thayer abandoned his variations on the absurd complexities of the love tri...

No Joy in Endsville: "Cool" Casey at the Bat

Caseyatthe.blog has forever like, dug "'Cool' Casey at the Bat"-- artist Don Martin's unique contribution to the still-growing canon of literature...

Vive la France! Et Vive "Casey au bâton"

It's July 14, known as "Bastille Day" in the English-speaking world, but in France it's the day of the Fête nationale ("National Celebration"), le ...

"There is a boom in baseball too"--The Ballad of Ambrose Bierce

Two weeks after taking over the San Francisco Examiner in 1887, William Randolph Hearst sought out Ambrose Bierce to join the Examiner staff as chi...

"Casey's" Companions and Counterfeits, Part II: The Classical Roots of Baseball Poetry

In previous posts "In Search of 'Casey's" Companions: A Tale of Two Clowns," and "In Search of the Counterfeit Casey," Caseyatthe.blog has explore...