Tag Archives: "Love (3)"

Tough Lives Need Poetry’s Toughness

By Robin Bates | Published: October 13, 2021

A new book on the psychology of life-changing lit has alerted me to some great passages.

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The Herbert Poem that Converted Weil

By Robin Bates | Published: January 18, 2020

George Herbert’s “Love (3)” prompted a religious breakthrough in French philosopher and mystic Simone Weil.

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You Must Sit Down, Says Love

By Robin Bates | Published: April 22, 2018

Psalm 23 has an image which may help power one of George Herbert’s most beloved poems.

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A Poem for Those that Feel Unloveable

By Robin Bates | Published: March 31, 2010

I can think of no better poet to move us into Holy Week than George Herbert, a 17th century Anglican rector who wrestled mightily with a sense of his unworthiness. In his poetry, Herbert is determined to be as honest about his doubts as possible.  He is not a facile Christian.  When he believes that […]

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Yes, Stanley, Lit Can Change Lives

By Robin Bates | Published: October 14, 2009

  George Herbert I’m trying to figure out why Stanley Fish bothers me so.  Maybe it’s because I’m already worried that our society doesn’t take poetry seriously enough.  Then an English professor with a national forum comes along and confirms that people should consider the study of literature as an arcane study yielding satisfactions only to […]

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