Vaughan’s “Palm Sunday” draws its energy from spring growth.
Tag Archives: Nature
Strow the Way, Plants of the Day
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Imagining a New Creation
In “Green Gospel,” Gatta imagines notions of sin and salvation applied to nature.
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Every Stone and Every Star a Tongue
17th century poet Traherne as an early version of Green Gospel, a recent book by John Gatta.
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The Otherworldly Cry of the Loon
Nemerov’s “Loon’s Cry” searches for the transcendent in our world.
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A Wordsworth Thanksgiving Poem
In which I read Wordsworth’s “Tintern Abbey” as a Thanksgiving poem.
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Poetic Incentives to Take Long Walks
If you are a walker, read 17th century poet Thomas Traherne to deepen the experience.
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Kiss the Earth with Your Feet
This Thich Nhat Hahn poem can be used to simultaneously celebrate Buddha’s birthday and National All Is Ours Day, both April 8 holidays.
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Stay Focused When Out on a Walk
When we walk in the woods, this Powys poem reminds us to stay focused.
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Poets and Climate Change’s 5-Alarm Fire
Literature has a role to play in the fight against climate change. Coleridge early on showed us how.
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