Tag: Poetry
Welsh poet and Anglican priest R.S. Thomas (1913-2000) has been described as “a poet of the cross, the unanswered prayer, the bleak trek through darkness.” More
Watch much more of correspondent Judy Valente’s conversation with Mary Karr about God, prayer, poetry, and the Catholic faith. More
In a new book about inspirational poet Mattie Stepanek, who died in 2004, his mother Jeni writes about his short life and lasting legacy. More
An 11-year-old autistic girl writes poetry about her inner world. More
REVIEW ESSAY The Things of This World by David E. Anderson For many poets, believers and nonbelievers alike, it is possible to talk about the religious imagination they bring to apprehending reality and describing the world. Theologically, Christianity provides a … More
by Lorrie Goldensohn In A FAREWELL TO ARMS, Ernest Hemingway famously wrote about the dim possibility of adequate commemoration for those lost in the slaughter of World War I: “I had seen nothing sacred, and the things that were glorious … More
by David E. Anderson Easter is not easy for most poets and writers, the difficult mystery of resurrection being more intractable than incarnation. One of the best examples of the problem is perhaps the most famous Easter poem of the … More
BOOK REVIEW The Grandeur of God and the Life of a Poet by David E. Anderson Father Hopkins said the only true literary critic is Christ. — John Berryman, “Eleven Addresses to the Lord” “If I had not discovered Hopkins, … More
BOOK REVIEW Poet as Prophet: The Religious Whitman and His Disciples by David E. Anderson The link between religion and poetry has largely been lost to the popular mind in the Western world, especially in the United States. Even the … More
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