Articles written by Clay January

Lightning Rod (aka Clay January) is a poet, columnist, musician and social critic. He writes a column of social commentary called The Poet's Eye.

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Politics, News & Issues > US Elections Using reality TV to select the next US president: 1 of 3

The Presidential Debates or Dancing With the Stars? I would like to tell you that The Poet's Eye hasn't been commenting on the ongoing and interminable presidential debates because I am 'above the fray.' But that wouldn't be true. I have suspended comment on this subject because it's such a crashing bore. Dancing with the St...
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Reflections: George Bush and the Dalai Lama, an odd couple: 1 of 1

George Bush and The Dalai Lama -Odd Couple When I learned that the Dalai Lama was going to meet with President Bush I had to pause and rub my temples. It's not that I feared what the meeting would do to China-US relations, I just wondered: What could these two men possibly have to talk about? If ever I could be a fly on the ...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: My beloved dogs: 72 of 78

A Story of a Boy and His Dog I was about twelve years old when Blue adopted me. He just showed up at my door one day and that was it. He was a pure-bred American Pointer. He was about a year old and had perfect pointer form. He had obviously been trained harshly because he was very cowed. After several months of love and re-...