in “America: A Prophecy,” Blake captures the revolutionary energies that overcame George III. We need a return to those energies.
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Tag Archives: William Blake
Made Whole by Their Hospitality
As Malcolm Guite makes clear, the story of Abraham and Sarah entertaining strangers is the call for us all to do the same. Thus are the barren made fertile.
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Trump Christians Worship Moloch
While Sen. Mike Lee has accused Texas senate candidate Talarico of being in thrall to Maloch, Ginsberg’s “Howl” shows that the real Moloch is the America Lee desires.
Pullman’s Debt to the Romantic Poets
In Secret Commonwealth and Rose Field, Pullman takes inspiration from the great Romantic poets in his quest to keep the imagination open.
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Blake on Venezuelan Kidnapping
Blake’s “The Grey Monk” captures everything that’s wrong about Trump’s Venezuela invasion.
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Old Wisdom from Jane Goodall (R.I.P.)
The wisdom of the late Jane Goodall, as expressed in one of her poems.
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Oliver: My Work Is Loving the World
in Mary Oliver’s “Messenger,” the poet provides insight into what it means to live forever.
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Blake vs. GOP’s Strict Father Morality
The “strict father morality” that, according to Lakoff, governs today’s GOP reminds one of William Blake’s Nobodaddy.
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