Hopkins’s “May Magnificat” associated pregnant Mary with spring bursting out all over.
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For Mother’s Day, a Pregnant Mary
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Sumer Is i-Cumin In
Nothing welcomes in the summer as well as this medieval lyric.
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Sumer is ycomen in
I’ve been grading student essays for so long that I’ve barely noticed the succession of gorgeous days that have been washing over us. My seniors graduated Saturday, however, and yesterday I turned in the grades for the rest of my students, so I can finally acknowledge that “sumer is ycomen in.” To remind myself and anyone […]
