Longfellow’s “The Brook and the Ocean” capture some of the dynamics of the 2022 mid-term election.
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GOP Red Wave Doesn’t Materialize
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Pots Turned on the Wheel of Life
Jeremiah imagines God as a destructive potter. For Longfellow, the potter is inscrutable destiny.
Longfellow, 19th-Century Rock Star
More passages from Pearl’s “The Dante Club,” about the 19th Century’s love of poetry.
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When Reading Dante Was a Radical Act
In Matthew Pearl’s 19th century murder mystery “Dante Club,” translating Dante is dangerous business.
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Poetry Soothes Our Restless Feelings
Longfellow’s “Day Is Done” recommends simple poetry for calming restless thoughts.
Stately Pines as Cathedral Towers
For Longfellow, the stateliest church and the best place to worship is in a pine forest.
Devoured by Kisses
Hugging my grandchildren for the first time in over 18 months brought to mind Longfellow’s “Children’s Hour.”
Justice First, Then You Can Sail On
The first day of Trump’s trial began with Longfellow and ended with James Russell Lowell.
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Ring Out the Old, Ring in the New
Tennyson and Longfellow have poems about bells ringing out an age of sin and suffering and ringing in new hope. Let them ring.
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