As Scott Bates sees it, trees in autumn are involved in a joyous striptease.
Tag Archives: Scott Bates
An Environmentalist’s Revenge Fantasy
Scott Bates proves an environmentalist’s revenge fantasy against those violating the earth.
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A Hunchback Dreams of Swallows
In this Scott Bates poem, a dream of flying frees us from life’s frustrations.
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An ABC of Radical Ecology
Scott Bates’s ABC of Radical Ecology calls for us to keep fighting to save the environment.
Dream of Wild Horses
French poet Frédéric Mistral dreams of wild horses breaking free of civilization’s fetters.
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A Snake That Refused To Be Used
This Scott Bates looks at Pentecostal snake handlers from the snake’s point of view.
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Moments of Perfection in the Sun
Scott Bates’s “The Perfect Toad” may be a fable about peak experiences.
Theological Clerihews – Heaven & Mirth
The clerihew form can wittily articulate major theological questions.
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