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Jesus as the Flame within the Flame

By Robin Bates | Published: November 23, 2024

A Malcolm Guite sonnet to celebrate “Christ the King Sunday.” The poet offers other metaphors than “king,” which is fine by me.

By Robin Bates | Published: November 21, 2024

South Korea’s 4B movement, aimed at toxic men, may owe something to Aristophanes’ “Lysistrata,” written 2500 years ago.

By Robin Bates | Published: November 20, 2024

While many Americans feel betrayed by their fellow voters following Election 2024, Dante’s vision of betrayal in “Inferno” may not apply.

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By Robin Bates | Published: November 19, 2024

Clifton knew cancer well and wrote about it eloquently.

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By Robin Bates | Published: November 18, 2024

1984 understands Trumpism like few other books.

By Robin Bates | Published: November 17, 2024

Returning home after 7 weeks abroad feels like Frodo returning home to a devastated Shire.

By Robin Bates | Published: November 15, 2024

A prayer poem for those who feel they have experienced an apocalyptic moment.

By Robin Bates | Published: November 15, 2024

My Postcolonial Lit class, taught in Slovenia, concluded with Zadie Smith exploring a transformed, multicultural world.

By Robin Bates | Published: November 14, 2024

A visit to artist friends in Assisi revealed a luminescent world and brought to mind Thomas Gray’s “Elegy on a Country Churchyard.”