Weather disappeared largely from literature when it was seen unrealted to the actions of humans. With climate change now upon us, however, a new literary genre has arisen.
Tag Archives: Mary Oliver
Introducing a New Genre: Cli-Fi
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged climate change, extreme weather, global warming, John Milton, Lost Children, Pjlds; Comments closed
Why Read Lit? Let Me Count the Reasons
I grapple today about why it is essential to read lit. And what happens to us when we don’t.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Blossom", Asphodel, ethical reading, Great House, Hero with a Thousand Faces, John Milton, Joseph Campbell, Nicole Krauss, Paradise Lost, reading, William Carlos Williams Comments closed
Out of the Blackness Every Morning
Many of Mary Oliver’s poems, including “The Sun,” function well as Easter poems.
Pesticides vs. Sweetness and Wings
Monarch butterflies and bees are in grave danger. Poems by Scott Bates and Mary Oliver remind us what we will lose if we don’t move to protect them.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "The Underside of Heaven's Gates" endangered species, bees, environmental devastation, happiness, hive collapse, monarch butterflies, Nature, Scott Bates Comments closed
Something Different Crosses the Threshold
Mary Oliver gives a powerful reading of Jesus calming the storm.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Maybe", Christianity, Jesus, Jesus calming the storm, nature poetry Comments closed
Blossoms Storm out of the Darkness
A perfect May poem from Mary Oliver.
