In his haunting “Ode to a Nightingale,” Keats imagines himself as a homesick Ruth standing “amid the alien corn.”
Tag Archives: Spirituality
Half in Love with Easeful Death
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Sacrifice Ram of Pride, Not Isaac
Rumi honors the Muslim holiday of Eid Al-Adha, which centers on the story of Abraham and Isaac.
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A Vast Unfolding Design Lit by a Risen Sun
Denise Levertov wrestled with God’s relationship to evil in the world.
Water to Solace Our Dry Hearts
Levertov’s “Fountain” invokes the healing power of water.
To Beauty: A Constant Sacrament of Praise
Wallace Stevens’ “Peter Quince” mingles eroticism with spirituality.
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Tess Reveals the Real Meaning of Baptism
The unorthodox baptism in “Tess of the D’Urbervilles” gives us special insight into the power of the ritual.
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Bread, the Universal Language
Poet Linda Pastan, like Jesus, sees in bread a metaphor for spiritual transcendence.
Like a Reed, Open Yourself to God’s Breath
Rumi says that Ramadan is a time when, by emptying our bellies, we open up a path to spirit.
