Monthly Archives: March 2024

The Green Power of Imagining

In “Secret Garden,” healing begins with imagining a hopeful future. It’s a lesson for dealing with our environmental challenges.

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Be Empty and Cry As a Reed Instrument

This Rumi poem explains the mystical power of Ramadan fasting, which begins tomorrow or Tuesday.

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Wilmot, Women, and Sexual Pleasure

Apparently the 17th century experienced a small boom in sex toys–which brings John Wilmot’s poetry to mind.

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Earth-Hearted Hope for Dark Times

How to maintain hope in the face of catastrophic climate change? Hope is key, as Emily Dickinson and John Muir understood.

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Quiz: Beowulf or Ikea?

A Beowulf quiz: Can you distinguish Beowulf names from Ikea furniture?

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Even Dead Trees Cast a Shadow

Gilpin’s poem “Life after Death” prompts us to honor those who have gone before.

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Biopunk and a Judge’s IVF Ruling

Biopunk is a genre that arose in the 1990’s in response to questions about what it means to be human given the rapid advance of biotechnology.

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Imagining a New Creation

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

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