Emerson’s “Dirge” helps me remember and honor my son Justin on this 25th anniversary of his death.
Tag Archives: William Wordsworth
Oliver: My Work Is Loving the World
in Mary Oliver’s “Messenger,” the poet provides insight into what it means to live forever.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Each and All", "Messenger", All the Pretty Horses, Auguries of Innocence, Cormac McCarthy, Easter, Francis Hodgson Burnett, Mary Oliver, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Resurrection, Secret Garden, Tintern Abbey, William Blake Comments closed
Wendell Berry’s Sabbath Vision
In this fine talk Andrea Sanders explores Wendell Berry’s vision of Sabbath, with slide glances at Dillard, Thoreau, Dickinson, and others.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Sabbath Poems", "That's how the light gets in", "The World Is Too Much with Us", Andrea Sanders, Annie Dillard, Emily Dickinson, Henry David Thoreau, Leonard Cohen, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Walden, Wendell Berry Comments closed
All Which We Behold Is Full of Blessings
Think of Wordsworth’s “Tintern Abbey” as a gratitude poem appropriate for Thanksgiving.
Lose Yourself Inside This Soft World
Be mindful of the world, Mary Oliver tells us in “Mindful,” a poem that echoes Wordsworth and Hopkins.
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Christ Be with Me, Christ within Me
To understand the Trinity, think of yourself sitting in nature and seeing God both in and beyond your surroundings.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Chat", "Flower in the Crannied Wall", "St. Patrick's Breast Plate", Alfred Lord Tennyson, Celtic Christianity, Dante, Green Gospel, Holy Trinity, Intimations of Immortality, John Gatta, Mary Oliver, Paradiso, Trinity Sunday Comments closed
He Took Us with Him to the Heart of Things
Poet’s writing about the Ascension often focus on our tangled lives.
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The Otherworldly Cry of the Loon
Nemerov’s “Loon’s Cry” searches for the transcendent in our world.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Loon's Cry", "World is too much with us", Capitalism, Howard Nemerov, materialism, Nature Comments closed
