In the year following Justin’s death, important works were Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Tennyson’s In Memoriam.
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Tag Archives: Alfred Lord Tennyson
Forging a Separate Identity from My Father
I which I explore the difficulties of a son forging an identity separate from his father.
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How Tennyson Anticipated Trumpism
In this poem written when he was 80, Tennyson expresses disgust as we might today about Trumpism.
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On Carlsbad Caves, Science and Religion
A visit to Carlsbad Caverns led me to theological speculations, partly because they’re magnificent and partly because I was reading Byatt’s “Possession.”
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged A.S. Byatt, Carlsbad Caverns, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Great Gatsby, human wonder, In Memoriam, possession Comments closed
A Lovely Poem Celebrating Aging
Author Dudley Delffs has written a lovely poem about turning sixty. “The dimming day is undeniable, but twilight embers ambient gold all around you, a gilt frame glimmering.”
Not Rage Or Tears but Radical Hope
With her story “Things,” Le Guin gives us a way of understanding MAGA nihilists–and of seeing alternatives.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Albert Camus, climate change, Fascism, MAGA, Myth of Sisyphus, nihilism, Things, Ulysses, Ursula K Le Guin Comments closed
Christ Be with Me, Christ within Me
To understand the Trinity, think of yourself sitting in nature and seeing God both in and beyond your surroundings.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Chat", "Flower in the Crannied Wall", "St. Patrick's Breast Plate", Celtic Christianity, Dante, Green Gospel, Holy Trinity, Intimations of Immortality, John Gatta, Mary Oliver, Paradiso, Trinity Sunday, William Wordsworth Comments closed
Remembering My Eldest 24 Years Later
A Mary Oliver poem about grieving as I remember my eldest, who died 24 years ago on this day.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "No Voyage", Adonais, Beowulf, death and grieving, death of a child, In Memoriam, John Milton, Lycidas, Mary Oliveer, Percy Shelley, T. S. Eliot, Waste Land Comments closed
A Poem for When You’re Feeling Weary
Swinburne’s “Garden of Proserpine,” a good poem for when you’re feeling fed up with life.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Garden of Proserpine", "Lotus Eaters", Algernon Charles Swinburne, Beyond the Pleasure Principle, Depression, Sigmund Freud, T. S. Eliot, Waste Land Comments closed