Tag Archives: Children

A Child’s Connection with the Dead

By Robin Bates | Published: April 30, 2014

Wordsworth’s “We Are Seven” captured my son’s sense of connection with his dead brother.

By Robin Bates | Published: March 21, 2014

It was raining yesterday in Pittsburgh on the first day of spring, bringing to mind one of the great poems about the season.

By Robin Bates | Published: January 22, 2014

Jason Blake found himself playing literary roles when his daughter underwent major surgery.

By Robin Bates | Published: October 23, 2013

My heart leapt up Wordsworth style when playing with my grandchildren these past two weekends.

By Robin Bates | Published: August 14, 2013

“David Copperfield” enjoins us to respect the interiority of children.

By Robin Bates | Published: December 23, 2012

Anne Porter shows us how “the fresh truth of children” is central to the Christmas experience.

By Robin Bates | Published: August 18, 2012

In protest against laboring children, Scott Bates imagines the letter “L” going on strike.

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By Robin Bates | Published: June 18, 2012

With names from Salinger and Blake, my two new grandchildren have promising destinies.

By Robin Bates | Published: May 1, 2012

As an undersized gay child, humorist David Rakoff found a soul mate in Stuart Little.