Today’s Poem: A Ballade of Suicide
Chesterton’s comic romp through all the reasons today is not a good day to die
G.K. Chesterton (1874–1936) needs no celebration. From Orthodoxy, his classic book of Christian apologetics, to his Father Brown mystery stories, he remains in popular memory.
But today, for his May 29 birthday, it’s worth noticing that what has faded is his poetry. Except perhaps for …
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