If Christmas is about the entrance of the divine into the human, then works of the imagination are always filled with the Christmas spirit.
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Dickens Returned Christmas to Its Roots
Dickens’ “Christmas Carol” returned the Christmas celebration to its medieval folk roots.
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The Quest of the Marvelous Tree
In this mystical Scott Bates poem, the Christmas tree becomes a magical key that unlocks the darkness.
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Advent and Horror at the Void
Donald Hall’s “Advent” captures the darkness of the season, linking death with birth.
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Lights As If Out of Nowhere
Joseph Brodsky wrote a series of Christmas poems, including this one
Letters from Mrs. Santa Claus
Two Scott Bates Christmas poems show Santa on the move, thanks to the melting of the polar ice caps.
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If Oz Became Modern Day America
This Scott Bates poem revisits the Land of Oz and finds that modern America has broken out.
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