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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Tag Archives: Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The Very Deep Is Rotting in Flint, Michigan
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My Cries Cannot Pierce Thy Silent Ears
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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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.