John Gatta’s “Spirit of Place in American Literary Culture” explains why we find certain places, in nature and in civilization, to be infused with spirit.
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Tag Archives: Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Spirituality in Nature
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Visit Puerto Rico with Wings of Healing
Read through hurricane-weary eyes, Coleridge’s “Dejection: An Ode” promises soulful hope.
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The Eclipse Brought 2 Poems to Mind
While watch the solar eclipse, I conflated two poetic passages, one from “Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” the other from “The Ballad of Sir Patrick Spence.”
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Caves of Ice, Prophecies of War
Scientists are detecting faster-than-predicted melting of the Greenland glaciers, which would lead to catastrophic sea level rise. Coleridge’s “Kubla Khan,” with its caves of ice and prophecies of war, comes to mind.
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The Simple Creed: Man’s Duty to Man
This poem about the Good Samaritan by Australian working class author Henry Lawson depicts the Samaritan as a figure from the outback.
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Crohn’s Disease and the Mariner’s Agony
A student with Crohn’s disease found a kindred soul in Coleridge’s Ancient Mariner.
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Nature and “My Babe So Beautiful”
I saw my latest grandchild for the first time yesterday. Although it was beautiful spring day, Coleridge’s beautiful “Frost at Midnight” came to mind. That’s because the poet imagines “the great universal teacher” imparting a spirit of inquiry to his infant son.
The Very Deep Is Rotting in Flint, Michigan
The water crisis experienced by the residents of Flint, Michigan is described in “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.” Now they just need a governor who, like the mariner, is genuinely penitent.
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