‘Arts’ Archives
POETRY: Kiziah’s Story, Part II
Read Part I here. By SHELIA BLAND To the other,The mother says only,“Yes, sir.” The mother and Kiziah go to the allotted area,Where the mother goes over the list of dutiesand the order in which they must occur—without passing on to Kiziah,the mother’s anxiety. The mother inspects Kiziah’s dressTo see that everything is perfectBefore she leaves thishouse of the othersto head home. The next day,the mother sets out for work. --What do you mean “the next day…”?What happened at the event?How did Kiziah do?What is to be the fateOf the mother and daughter? I cannot say.I was not there, you see.No one was.We are not guilty.The mother was not there.She is not guilty.She is responsible—We all are. You see, the mother assumedThe event ran lateAnd Kiziah was requiredTo stay the night. It’s a valid assumption.We have no control over the others.We are merely required to obey them.Kiziah would have had to do as she was told. That would be following [...]
The Death of Robin Hood
from the series Movie Corner... 3/5 Stars 2026Ryder Picture CompanyPeriod Piece/Adventure/Drama By HOWARD MCQUITTER II Howard McQuitter II Over the last century, many actors have played Robin Hood on film and television. The earliest Robin Hood is played by Douglas Fairbanks (1922). Errol Flynn takes on that legendary character in the 1938 film The Adventures of Robin Hood. Flynn’s version of Robin Hood as a man who delights in robbing the rich and giving to the poor is probably the best known. Sean Connery donned the cape but as an older, more seasoned Robin in Robin and Marian (1976). Kevin Costner’s Robin Hood plays a more modern version of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves which was a blockbuster. To be a more comedic Robin Hood, Cary Elwes did a parody of the fictional character in Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993). Russell Crowe plays a hardy, war-battled archer with a dark edge in 2010. Taron Egerton in 2018 plays a rather action-packed Robin Hood. On television, [...]
