To understand role poets can play in fighting climate change, go back to the Romantics and especially “Rime of the Ancient Mariner.”
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Tag Archives: Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Coleridge’s Nightmare LIFE-IN-DEATH
Think of “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” as a Halloween poem.
Aslan as Eco Warrior
Lewis’s Aslan is a bold creative stroke that opens up environmental possibilities for Christianity.
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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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Poetry Complements the Intellectual Life
In the grip of an arid intellect resulting in depression, philosopher John Stuart Mill turned to poetry.
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The Case for Memorizing Poetry
To bolster yourself against this age of anxiety, memorize robust poetry. Other poetry works as well.
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Following a Drought, Healing Rain
Tuesday For weeks now, we here in Tennessee and other parts of the American south have been gripped by what they’re calling a “flash drought.” Abnormally high temperatures and lack of any precipitation have been “cracking farm soil, drying up ponds and raising the risk of wildfires.” We’re far from the worst extreme weather event […]
Imagining Little Ocean’s Future
Looking for the literary significance of my latest grandchild, I turn to Walcott, Whitman, Masefield, Coleridge, and Byron. What emerges is a mystical seeker.
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At Last We Have Water, Water Everywhere
I celebrate the water once again running through our house with a Coleridge passage.
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