The famous scene of Hector and Andromache has given me a new perspective on my father’s fatalism.
Tag Archives: Scott Bates
On Homer and Rethinking My Father
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Jesus as Refugee
Two poems that focus on Jesus as a refugee: Scott Bates’s “Witness” and Malcolm Guite’s “Refugee.”
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The Annual Maple Dance
Scott Bates’s “Maple Dance” never gets old.
The Ballad of Bathtub Gin
In this parody of Kipling’s “Gunga Din,” Scott Bates sings of bathtub gin.
A Poem Describing Literature Lovers
In “The Retiring Candle,” Scott Bates says it’s okay to hide your light under a bushel–as long as you have a good book, that is.
Fable of the Third Christmas Camel
In this wonderful Epiphany fable by my father, a camel leaves the three magi to live the live envisioned in what they found in Bethlehem.
Angels at Our Bird Feeders
A Scott Bates Christmas poem about birds as ornaments–and angels–on bird feeder Christmas trees.
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Our Christmases Always Involved Books
Growing up, our Christmases were always filled with books. This Scott Bates poem captures the spirit.
Manchin Delivers a Lump of Coal
Two Scott Bates environmental Christmas poems are helping me cope with depression over the failure of the Build Back Better bill.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Letter from Oz", "Letter from the North Pole", Build Back Better, Christmas poems, climate change, Joe Manchin Comments closed
