British Christianity has always had a strong connection with nature. Chaucer taps into this tradition in the opening lines of Canterbury Tales.
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Tag Archives: Easter
Chaucer’s Life-Affirming Christianity
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A Stone Has Rolled from My Mind
An Easter poem by R.S. Thomas expresses doubts but finds them answered in an unexpected way.
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A White Cross Streaming across the Sky
Mary Oliver’s “Swan” has an Easter message.
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Mystic Harvest of the Fields of God
A medieval Celtic Easter poem throbs with nature images.
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“Come Out of Your Jail, Mary”
A W.R. Rodgers poem about Mary Magdalene’s “dawning” realization on Easter morning.
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Oliver: My Work Is Loving the World
in Mary Oliver’s “Messenger,” the poet provides insight into what it means to live forever.
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This Is the Time of Loves
As we are still in the Easter season, here’s a Christina Rossetti carol that captures the joy.