Rich’s “Final Notification” can be read as an Advent poem, a resistance to and then final surrender to God’s will.
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Advent as a Final Notification
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When the Light Knocks on the Door
Gwendolyn Brooks’s poem “truth” dramatizes the conflict between disturbing hope and familiar darkness. Think of it as an Advent poem.
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Mary and the Threefold Terror of Love
Yeats’ “Mother of God” is a good poem for the third Sunday in Advent.
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Light in a Time of Darkness
Allan Boesak’s “Advent Credo” reminds us that Advent is a time of radical hope.
A Shadow Falls, the Book Glows
As we enter a season of darkness, this Rilke poem reminds us to listen for the numinous.
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Mary Sang in This World Below
Tolkien’s poem “Noel” celebrates Mary’s “Magnificat.”
Thou Cam’st a Little Baby Thing
George MacDonald’s “That Holy Thing” dramatically makes the point that God doesn’t show up in our lives as we expect or think we want.
Recovering a Child’s Sense of Wonder
In this Christmas tree poem, T.S. Eliot seeks to reconnect with his childhood sense of wonder.
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When the Maker of the Stars Was Born
In this Advent poem, L’Engle reminds us to sing, not in spite of times being dark, but BECAUSE times are dark.
