Rich’s “Final Notification” can be read as an Advent poem, a resistance to and then final surrender to God’s will.
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Advent as a Final Notification
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When the Light Knocks on the Door
Gwendolyn Brooks’s poem “truth” dramatizes the conflict between disturbing hope and familiar darkness. Think of it as an Advent poem.
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Orientalizing the Other
In my postcolonial lit course, I applied Edward Said’s concept of Orientalism to Haggard’s “She” and Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness.” It’s not pretty.
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He Took Us with Him to the Heart of Things
Poet’s writing about the Ascension often focus on our tangled lives.
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Behold, He Lightens the Dark Clouds
In Donne’s “Ascension,” Jesus transforms from strong ram to mild lamb to guide the poet to God.
Donne: Better to be Woke Than Asleep
In “Good Morrow,” Donne delivers a timely message that it’s good to be woke.
What a Death to See God Die
Donne’s poem about Good Friday uses astronomical metaphors as he asks God to open his heart.
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