Monthly Archives: December 2013

Lights As If Out of Nowhere

Joseph Brodsky wrote a series of Christmas poems, including this one

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Reflecting upon Football’s Carnage

What may be the greatest poem about American football focuses on its violence.

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Charlotte’s “Web Poetry” Saves Lives

In “Charlotte’s Web,” Charlotte’s poetry saves Wilbur’s life.

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Letters from Mrs. Santa Claus

Two Scott Bates Christmas poems show Santa on the move, thanks to the melting of the polar ice caps.

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The True Meaning of the Holy-Days

The seabird in this Scott Bates poem captures the true meaning of the holidays.

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Reconnecting with the Forest Spirits

Here’s a story of how Wordsworth allows a Myanmar student reconnect with the forest spirits of her childhood.

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Teaching Lit Crit as Autobiography

Literary criticism can be a form of autobiography. Knowing that can improve our teaching.

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Weeping, We Hold Him Fast Tonight

Christina Rossetti invokes Jesus’ parable of the ten virgins awaiting the bridegroom in this Advent poem.

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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Kicker

To honor Matt Praters 64-yard field goal, here’s William Meissner poem about a “Kicker’s Last Steps.”

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