Two poems for Easter on the power of love over death.
Tag Archives: love
How Lit Inspires Courage and Love
Fletcher in “Masterworks” argues that epic narrative can boost courage and lyric disclosure can do the same for love.
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Old Love in Shapes That Renew Forever
A Tagore poem for my wife on her 71st birthday.
Love Is Not All. But…
Millay makes a strong case against love in her sonnet, but love wins out anyway.
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Hail 48 Years of Wedded Love
As Julia and I celebrate our 48th wedding anniversary, I am put in mind of Milton’s celebration of “wedded love.”
Devoured by Kisses
Hugging my grandchildren for the first time in over 18 months brought to mind Longfellow’s “Children’s Hour.”
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To Julia, Who Turns 70 Today
I celebrate my wife’s 70th birthday with a Christina Rossetti love poem.
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Can We Love the Morning Again?
In this poem Levertov talks about the difficulties of loving the morning again after a night of horrors.
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The Stars Weep with Happiness
“There are no creatures you cannot love,” Tom Hennen writes in “From a Country Overlooked.” It is a message America currently needs.
