Scott Bates points out the multicultural aspects of the Nativity in “Christmas at the Courthouse.”
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The Real Story of Christmas
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Memories of Being Read To
This Scott Bates Christmas poem celebrates reading together before an open fire. Many of the children’s classics I grew up with, it so happens, have an environmental theme.
Birds as Heavenly Messengers
A Scott Bates poem about birds flocking around feeders in the snow captures the mystical transformation that cultures dream of during the dark days of winter.
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Kamala, Sanskrit for Lotus
“Kamala” is Sanskrit for lotus. This Scott Bates poem on the fertility symbolism of the lotus captures some of Harris’s strengths.
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The Right’s Love Affair with Assault Rifles
This Scott Bates poem exposes the toxic masculinity behind America’s gun worship.
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O Is for Dirty Oil Men
A Scott Bates poem about the kinds of billionaires–especially the oil men–who are flocking to Trump.
Christmas at Cohen’s Garage
Scott Bates updates the birth of Jesus, having him born in a gas station.
