As we are still in the Easter season, here’s a Christina Rossetti carol that captures the joy.
Tag Archives: Christina Rossetti
Democracy under Assault? Stand Firm
How to withstand Trump’s incessant assaults on democracy? Be like Lizzie in “Goblin Market.”
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The Perfect Sonnet for Mother’s Day
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France and England’s Titanic Match
To capture France-England’s titanic World Cup struggle, I turn to Ralph Ellison and Christina Rossetti.
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Night Is Past and Lo It Is Day
Rossetti’s new year poem starts out weary but then turns to hope as she thinks of Christ coming.
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Covid Dreams of Seaside Cliffs
For those feeling stir crazy from Covid quarantining, this Christina Rossetti sonnet is for you.
Life and Death Make a Goodly Lent
Christina Rossetti’s poem “Lent” is powerful in its simplicity.
To Julia, Who Turns 70 Today
I celebrate my wife’s 70th birthday with a Christina Rossetti love poem.
