Tom Robbins and Scott Bates regard the mockingbird as an emblem for the consummate artist.
Tag Archives: Scott Bates
America’s Avian Maestro, the Mockingbird
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The Day Rabbits Attacked Napoleon
In honor of upcoming Earth Day, I share a poem based on an actual incidents where hundred of rabbits released to be hunted by Napoleon turned on the emperor’s party and routed them.
Singing the Miracle of New Birth
“As the robin singeth after rain,” so are we all singing after the birth of my first grandchild.
Syria’s Massacre of the Innocents
Updating Herod’s slaughter of the innocents, Scott Bates imagines a soldier who takes a principled stand and refuses to participate.
Holly & Ivy Dance to the Music of the Moon
A Scott Bates version of the “Holly and Ivy” carol shows how multiple religious traditions blend seamlessly in Christmas rituals.
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Night before Christmas on the Moon
Scott Bates’s “The Night before Christmas on the Moon” delightfully sets Clement Moore’s beloved poem in a lunar landscape.
Move with the Wind, Sleep under the Snow
Here’s a non-Christmas tree poem by Scott Bates for friends of the environment.
