George Herbert poetry is admirable in the way he wrestles with his spiritual doubts. He may owe a debt to “The Book of Job,” where we also see such wrestling.
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Tag Archives: Rime of the Ancient Mariner
My Cries Cannot Pierce Thy Silent Ears
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Earth Day: Please Brake for Woolly Bears
Scott Bates’ Earth Day poem calls for protecting even caterpillars. After all, sometimes they grow up to be Keats’ tiger moths with their “deep damasked wings.”
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Cain: A Positive Way Past Collective Guilt
Nazi perpetrators who turned to Christianity avoided true contrition. Both the story of Cain and “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” show how to really get right with God.
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What Extreme Cold Teaches Us
As Coleridge and Mary Oliver teach us, when we are trapped in extreme cold, we come to value life.
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The Mariner’s Advice to College Students
“Rime of the Ancient Mariner” appeals to college students because it explores how to live a meaningful life.
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Ancient Mariner as a Halloween Poem
“Rime of the Ancient Mariner” has passages appropriate for Halloween.
Poems Teach Us to Be Wise
Two young student athletes in my Intro to Literature took important lessons from “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” and a Wendell Berry poem.
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Midsummer Madness–Orioles Chasing First
In this topsy-turrvy baseball season, as in Midsummer Night’s Dream, all things are possible and the Baltimore Orioles are a game out of first.
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