Donald Hall’s “Advent” captures the darkness of the season, linking death with birth.
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Advent and Horror at the Void
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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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Where Are the Toys of Yesteryear?
Where are the toys of yesteryear? Such is the lament of this poem by Scott Bates.
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Jesus Lies Enclosed but Fills All Place
John Donne’s poem on the Nativity shows us a way out of our imprisoned existence.
A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Christmas
Applying “Hichhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” to the nativity scene opens up interesting perspectives on the animals that are present.
