In my latest life in literature installment, I look at the impact of D.H. Lawrence on my college relationship with my future wife.
Tag Archives: W. B. Yeats
The Miracle of Mustard Seed Faith
Levertov’s poem about Jesus’s mustard seed parable focuses more on the seed than on the tree.
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Travel to Innisfree—in Your Mind
Dreaming of a rural paradise as you find yourself trapped in an hot and smelly urban environment? You can travel, in your mind, to the lake isle of Innisfree with Yeats.
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Yeats Had Fascism’s Number
Poets in the 1920s and 1930s understood their fascists, including Yeats in this poem.
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One Man Loved the Pilgrim Soul in You
In which I explain how Yeats’s “When You Are Old and Gray” frames the dedication that opens my book.
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On Lear and Turning 73
Poet David Wright finds retirement lessons in “King Lear.” And aging lessons as well.
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Mary and the Threefold Terror of Love
Yeats’ “Mother of God” is a good poem for the third Sunday in Advent.
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Poets Talking Poetry over a Beer
In this R.S. Thomas poem, two poets engage in the never-ending discussion of whether poetry is more craft or inspiration.
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Poetry and Our June 8, 1973 Wedding
I share the wedding ceremony that Julia and I went through 50 years ago.
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