Harris rejuvenating the race after taking over from Biden brings to mind the myth of the fisher king.
Tag Archives: T.S. Eliot
Kamala Harris Meets the Fisher King
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Using Poetry to Mourn a Child
Jonathan Foster recent poetry collection “Indigo: The Color of Grief” powerfully captures the death of his child.
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Trump, Stormy, and The Waste Land
The Stormy Daniels-Trump encounter resembles the sordid sex scene found in T.S. Eliot’s “Waste Land.”
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When Bicycling, Marvels Coast By
Two weeks of cycling in Madison have brought me to this William Stafford poem.
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The Trinity: Beyond, Beside Us, and Within
Maybe, to understand the Trinity, we need poets like Malcolm Guite.
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T.S. Eliot’s Cats and Jesus’s Sheep
In a sermon about Jesus as shepherd knowing each of our names, Scott Lee cites a T.S. Eliot cat poem.
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Empire of Light, Filled with Poetry
The film “Empire of Light” is magical in part because of all the poetry recited.
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Eliot’s Search for Hope in Dry Bones
T.S. Eliot conveys his spiritual desolation in “Waste Land” with references to Ezekiel’s dry bones. But, in the end, there’s a faint sign of hope.
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