Tag Archives: Nature

Imagining a New Creation

In “Green Gospel,” Gatta imagines notions of sin and salvation applied to nature.

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Every Stone and Every Star a Tongue

17th century poet Traherne as an early version of Green Gospel, a recent book by John Gatta.

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The Otherworldly Cry of the Loon

Nemerov’s “Loon’s Cry” searches for the transcendent in our world.

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A Wordsworth Thanksgiving Poem

In which I read Wordsworth’s “Tintern Abbey” as a Thanksgiving poem.

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Poetic Incentives to Take Long Walks

If you are a walker, read 17th century poet Thomas Traherne to deepen the experience.

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Kiss the Earth with Your Feet

This Thich Nhat Hahn poem can be used to simultaneously celebrate Buddha’s birthday and National All Is Ours Day, both April 8 holidays.

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Stay Focused When Out on a Walk

When we walk in the woods, this Powys poem reminds us to stay focused.

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Poets and Climate Change’s 5-Alarm Fire

Literature has a role to play in the fight against climate change. Coleridge early on showed us how.

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Diving into May Flowers

An Oliver poem and a Murdoch observation for the month of May.

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