Encountering a dead bird outside my window, I recalled a Lucille Clifton poem on the subject that draws a powerful social message.
Tag Archives: Nature
Lessons of a Bird Killed by a Window
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Far Off the Bells Rang through the Morning
Mary Oliver finds Easter holiness in a new born fawn.
Such Singing in the Wild Branches
On a beautiful spring morning when she is startled by birdsong, Mary Oliver describes a merging with nature where she “began to understand what the bird was saying.”
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Depth of Sea, Firmness of Rock, God
The magnificent poet attributed to St. Patrick looks to nature to provide images for God’s strength and support.
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Move with the Wind, Sleep under the Snow
Here’s a non-Christmas tree poem by Scott Bates for friends of the environment.
For a Mold Attack, Read Dickinson
Our College has closed down two dorms after a mold attack. Among the many remedies has been an Emily Dickinson poem.
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Letting the Bears Loose in Zanesville
Sometimes art holds a mirror up to life, sometimes life imitates art. Wednesday’s story of exotic animals on the rampage in Zanesville, Ohio had me thinking we were in the middle of the John Irving novel Letting the Bears Loose. The story, in case you missed it, involved the owner of an exotic animal preserve […]
My Memories of a Mountain Writer
May Justus, an Appalachian author who wrote children’s books and poetry, has a great poem about windy weather. Recalling it recently brought back other memories of this remarkable woman.
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