Poet Jennifer Michael gave a talk on finding God through poetry, featuring Berry, Hirshfield, Oliver, and others.
Tag Archives: Genesis
An Early Poem about Leah’s Lament
A 6th century reflection on the story of Leah has her finding comfort in God, even though she is “hated” below
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A Fire of Becoming
Hollander’s poem “Adam’s Task” captures the excitement of naming the animals.
Sin and Death Enter the World
I juxtapose the account of the fall, found in Genesis, with Milton’s “Paradise Lost,” regarding the whole as a Lenten reflection.
Genesis: Story Truth, Not Happening Truth
The creation story in the Book of Genesis is magnificent poetry that resists the attempts of religious and scientific fundamentalists alike to reduce it to a scientific account.
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The Eternal Doesn’t Want To Be Bent by Us
Rilke draws on the story of Jacob and the Angel in his poem “The Man Watching.” We grow, he writes, by “being defeated, decisively, by constantly greater beings.”
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And God Said, “That’s Good”
James Weldon Johnson’s version of the Genesis creation story accords with some contemporary theological theories of God.
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The Deep (Not Scientific) Truth of Genesis
The Book of Genesis, like poetry, captures truths inaccessible to science.
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My Heart Leapt Up
A rainbow sighting led to a discussion about how humans often turn to nature for guiding metaphors.
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