An Oliver poem and a Murdoch observation for the month of May.
Tag Archives: Mary Oliver
Feeding This Feverish Plot
Mary Oliver’s “Fish” may be her interpretation of the post-Resurrection story of Jesus eating boiled fish.
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Freed Like a Beached Whale
Our spirits have curiously been lifted by the freeing of the Ever Given. Various whale poems come to mind.
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Out of Pain We Feed This Feverish Plot
One can read Mary Oliver’s “The Fish” as a description of the eucharist–which is appropriate for today’s gospel reading about fishing for people.
Hanukkah: Light Invites Happiness
Mary Oliver’s celebration of light in “Poppies” qualifies it as a Hanukkah poem.
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Autumn, a Time to Reflect
For Mary Oliver, autumn is a time to reflect.
Choose Life over Needless Sacrifice
Trump wants people to gamble with their lives to open up the economy. These works remind us that life is too precious to be sqandered this way.
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Literature’s Unique Spiritual Insights
An extended reflection upon the relationship between religion and literature.
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Nourished by the Mystery
Two Mary Oliver fish poems complement well Christ’s invitation to become “fishers of people.”
