Tag Archives: T. S. Eliot

Epiphany: Seeking Our Heart’s Desire

By Robin Bates | Published: January 6, 2024

In “Epiphany,” poet Dudley Delffs sees the star as our heart’s desire.

By Robin Bates | Published: January 1, 2024

Nikki Haley reminds one of Tom Parsons in “1984.” Also of one of T.S. Eliot’s hollow men.

By Robin Bates | Published: February 21, 2023

In “Ash Wednesday,” T.S. Eliot sees despair as the starting point of faith.

By Robin Bates | Published: March 1, 2022

Eliot and Levertov have written powerful poems capturing the spirit of Ash Wednesday.

By Robin Bates | Published: December 18, 2021

In this Christmas tree poem, T.S. Eliot seeks to reconnect with his childhood sense of wonder.

By Robin Bates | Published: October 13, 2021

A new book on the psychology of life-changing lit has alerted me to some great passages.

By Robin Bates | Published: January 2, 2021

George McKay Brown’s “Calendar of Kings” captures the gift of God in the world by dwelling on small moments.

By Robin Bates | Published: November 4, 2020

A witty riff on a T. S. Eliot line and an illusion to a Matthew Arnold poem neatly capture the 2020 election results.

By Robin Bates | Published: August 23, 2020

I describe here the remote poetry instruction I have been conducting with my 8-year-old grandson for the past four months.