Tag Archives: Depression

The Healing Power of Biblical Stories

By Robin Bates | Published: April 13, 2024

In her new book about Biblical healing stories, Hess uses the Gospel’s narrative richness to address issues of depression.

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A Poem for When You’re Feeling Weary

By Robin Bates | Published: April 4, 2024

Swinburne’s “Garden of Proserpine,” a good poem for when you’re feeling fed up with life.

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Oliver: With Intense Cold Comes Honesty

By Robin Bates | Published: January 16, 2024

Mary Oliver says that cold can force us to get real.

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To Know the Dark, Go Dark

By Robin Bates | Published: December 15, 2022

If Wendell Berry’s “To Know the Dark” is about exploring depression, then Thomas Moore in “Care of the Soul” has some interesting ideas on the subject.

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Autumn’s Sobbing Violins Wound My Heart

By Robin Bates | Published: December 8, 2022

Paul Verlaine’s “Autumn Song” is a beautiful hymn to melancholy.

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Poetry Soothes Our Restless Feelings

By Robin Bates | Published: November 29, 2021

Longfellow’s “Day Is Done” recommends simple poetry for calming restless thoughts.

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No Flowers, No Leaves, November

By Robin Bates | Published: November 7, 2021

An antidote to feeling gloomy in November is to embrace the gloom by reading gloomy November poems. I offer several here.

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Poetry Complements the Intellectual Life

By Robin Bates | Published: July 27, 2021

In the grip of an arid intellect resulting in depression, philosopher John Stuart Mill turned to poetry.

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We Are Losing Touch with the Earth

By Robin Bates | Published: May 18, 2021

Berry’s “Remembering” is a stinging attack on big agriculture. It touches on personal issues as well.

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