Merwin’s New Year poems ushers in the new year very quietly.
Monthly Archives: December 2021
Quiet Hopes for the New Year
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Sadly, “1984” Remains Relevant
Sadly, “1984” remains relevant as authoritarianism around the world is on the rise.
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Virgil Would Have Understood January 6
I repost an essay on how GOP insistence on “voter integrity” is a Trojan horse designed to prevent free and fair elections.
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More Time Spent in the Covid Sewers
In a repost from March, I see our Covid slog as similar to Jean Valjean trudging through the Paris sewers.
Awe That Cracks the Heart’s Hardness
The mystery of God’s incarnation, Levertov tells us, is that God loves us despite our arrogance.
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Angels at Our Bird Feeders
A Scott Bates Christmas poem about birds as ornaments–and angels–on bird feeder Christmas trees.
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A Trip through My Childhood Reading
A key to the Scott Bates poem that I shared on Wednesday.
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