Tag Archives: Advent

And the Light Shineth in the Darkness…

By Robin Bates | Published: November 29, 2015

Auden’s Advent section in “For the Time Being” captures the pessimism that many feel about the world today. Luckily, the poem moves on to the Christmas promise.

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The Animals Are Trying to Warn Us

By Robin Bates | Published: December 6, 2014

Scott Bates invokes “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” in this Nativity poem.

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Advent and Horror at the Void

By Robin Bates | Published: November 30, 2014

Donald Hall’s “Advent” captures the darkness of the season, linking death with birth.

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Weeping, We Hold Him Fast Tonight

By Robin Bates | Published: December 15, 2013

Christina Rossetti invokes Jesus’ parable of the ten virgins awaiting the bridegroom in this Advent poem.

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He Will Come Like Crying in the Night

By Robin Bates | Published: December 1, 2013

Christmas hope does not come without deep struggle at the darkest time of the year.

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The Rest between Two Notes

By Robin Bates | Published: December 4, 2011

A Rilke poem captures the spirit of Advent when he describes his life as “the rest between two notes.”

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The Intrusion of an Overwhelming Joy

By Robin Bates | Published: November 27, 2011

Advent is a time for waiting and listening for a message from God. Jarman describes having once experienced it and feeling driven to find it again.

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