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Behold, He Lightens the Dark Clouds

By Robin Bates | Published: May 20, 2023

In Donne’s “Ascension,” Jesus transforms from strong ram to mild lamb to guide the poet to God.

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Strike My Heart So the Tears Will Flow

By Robin Bates | Published: April 18, 2019

Good Friday In her poem “Good Friday,” Christina Rossetti laments that she responds to Christ’s death like a stone, not a faithful sheep. Why can’t she be like the women who wept at the foot of the cross, or Peter who wept for his betrayal, or the sun and the moon that hid their faces? […]

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