Absurdity, Allegory and China

There’s a wonderful poem by Wendell Berry entitled The First, which I think I’ve posted here before, though it’s short enough to comfortably post again. The Cambridge Shoe Toss brought this one to the front of the line.
The First
The first man who whistled
thought he had a wren in his mouth.
He went around all day
with his [...]

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“This is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in Iraq!”
These were the words that accompanied the second shoe that Muntadar al-Zaidi hurled at POTUS Bush as it sailed harmlessly over the Texan’s head. The first shoe nearly nailed the US commander-in-chief, and while Mr Zaidi didn’t make contact with either, he [...]

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