Monthly Archives: August 2014

Keeping Environmental Hope Alive

By Robin Bates | Published: August 4, 2014

In the face of horrific environmental devastation, Scott Bates dreams of “the jungle above the sun.”

By Robin Bates | Published: August 3, 2014

The story of Jacob wrestling with the angel finds powerful expression in Gerard Manley’s Hopkins’ “Carrion Comfort.”

By Robin Bates | Published: August 2, 2014

The spirit of Maryland’s overnight Governor’s Cup sailboat race is captured in John Masefield’s well known “Sea Fever.”

By Robin Bates | Published: August 1, 2014

Those who want more militaristic posturing in our foreign policy should contemplate King Lear’s posturing.