The prophet Micah’s famous observation about justice, kindness, and humility can lead us to other poems about kindness, including Dickinson’s “If I can stop one heart from breaking.”
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Micah and Dickinson on Kindness
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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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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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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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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.
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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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