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Tag Archives: Scott Bates
On Losing My Father
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Forging a Separate Identity from My Father
I which I explore the difficulties of a son forging an identity separate from his father.
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The Quest of the Marvelous Tree
In “Quest of the Marvelous Tree,” Scott Bates captures the magic of Christmas.
The Real Story of Christmas
Scott Bates points out the multicultural aspects of the Nativity in “Christmas at the Courthouse.”
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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.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Bird Watcher's Christmas Dinner", Christmas, Hermes Trismegistus, Winter solstice Comments closed
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.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Ballad of the National Rifle Association", bump-stocks, gun legislation, SCOTUS rulings Comments closed