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A Moses Poem for a Lost Child

By Robin Bates | Published: August 19, 2023

Mourning her dead child, this writer chose to read a poem echoing the infant Moses story.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged "Cargoes", "Late Fragment", "Moses", "Sonnet 29", "Taking Care", "Theme in Yellow", Calista Buchen, Carl Sandburg, child's death, death and dying, John Masefield, Lewis Carroll, Luis Alberto de Cuenca, Raymon Carver, William Shakespeare | Comments closed

Reading “Jabberwocky” to a Dying Child

By Robin Bates | Published: May 24, 2023

Reasons why a mother might read “Jabberwocky” to a dying child.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged "Moses", death and dying, death of a child, Lewis Carroll, Luis Alberto de Cuenca | Comments closed

Read Jabberwocky for Covid Protocol

By Robin Bates | Published: April 12, 2021

“Jabberwocky” can trigger a great discussion about post-covid-vaccination protocol.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Alice through the Looking Glass, Covid protocols, Covid vaccine, Lewis Carroll | Comments closed

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