Thomas Gray’s beautiful “Ode on the Spring” looks to the insect world for lessons on life.
Tag Archives: "Spring"
On Watching Spring Come In
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Mary Oliver on Frog (and Human) Sex
Mary Oliver captures the magic of April in these two sexually-charged frog poems.
Spring, the Sweet Spring!
A joyous Thomas Nashe poem to welcome in the new season.
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Welcoming in May with a Dance
In Hardy, Mayday dancing is a way of connecting with ancient roots
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A World Charged with God’s Grandeur
Hopkins captures associates the Holy Spirit with the coming of spring, where we reconnect with nature’s beauty.
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A Hopeful Spring Poem for Dark Times
Katherine Mansfield’s “Very Early Spring” signals hope–although it’s a very tentative hope.
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After the Long Dark Wait, Light Again
In a Sabbath poem written in 1992, Wendell Berry marvels at spring’s return.
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Diving into May’s Spiritual Honey
Monday I was traveling yesterday so here’s a Mary Oliver poem I’ve shared before, once in connection with Pentecost (here). Note how Oliver derives spiritual sustenance from nature, even as she simultaneously emphasizes “the flourishing of the physical body.” For Oliver, there is no separation between the physical and the spiritual realms. May May, and […]
A Light Exists in Spring
Thursday – First Day of Spring I’ll let Emily Dickinson usher in the new season with “A Light exists in Spring.” I like how the poet describes this time of year as elusive, a sentiment found in a number of other magnificent spring poems, including A. E. Housman’s “Loveliest of Trees” and Robert Frost’s “Nothing […]
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