Tag Archives: Autumn

The Maple’s Annual Striptease

By Robin Bates | Published: October 25, 2015

Scott Bates describes the trees undergoing a months-long striptease in “Maple Dance.”

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By Robin Bates | Published: November 13, 2014

Shakespeare and Swinburne both write powerful poems about autumn.

By Robin Bates | Published: October 3, 2014

As we enter October, revel in Dylan Thomas’ celebration of the season.

By Robin Bates | Published: September 23, 2014

I still remember memorizing, as a child in a French school, Paul Verlaine’s deliciously sad “Chanson d’automne.”

By Robin Bates | Published: October 27, 2013

A spiritual poem by Rilke about falling leaves.

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By Robin Bates | Published: September 13, 2013

This Scott Bates poem about autumn also captures his irreverence for authority.

By Robin Bates | Published: November 28, 2012

Oliver’s “Fall Song” captures the “rich spiced residues” of autumn.

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By Robin Bates | Published: November 14, 2012

As Scott Bates sees it, trees in autumn are involved in a joyous striptease.

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