John Gatta’s “Spirit of Place in American Literary Culture” explains why we find certain places, in nature and in civilization, to be infused with spirit.
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Spirituality in Nature
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A Vast Unfolding Design Lit by a Risen Sun
Denise Levertov’s magnificent poem about Doubting Thomas graphically describes the doubts, making the final revelation all the more powerful.
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Filled with Some Other Power
Denise Levertov’s beautiful poem “The Well” works as a commentary on John’s gospel account of the Samaritan woman at the well.
A Pause in Time and the Soul’s Awareness
John Thorkild Ellison has two Epiphany poems in which the spirit enters when the poet has all but given up hope.
How Can I Focus My Flickering Mind?
If you have ever found your mind wandering as you knelt to pray, Denise Levertov knows how you feel.
Pulled into the Ring of the Dance
In her Pentecostal poem “Caedmon,” Denise Levertov describes the moment when the early British poet was filled with the Holy Spirit and learned the art of song.
Rosh Hashanah – A Stirring of Wonder
Two poems, by Muriel Rukeyser and Denise Levertov, to celebrate Rosh Hashanah by
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The Quiet Mystery Returns
In “Primary Wonder” Denise Levertov wonders at the quiet mystery” that “there is anything, anything at all.”
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The Creator Spirit’s Deep Embrace
Denise Levertov’s “Avowal” equates opening oneself to God to opening oneself to “the Creator Spirit.”
