Five Poems to Read on Veteran's Day
In Flanders Fields by John Mccrae In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the...
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Dec 2, 2015
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Nov 26, 2015
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Nov 26, 2015
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Nov 26, 2015
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Nov 23, 2015
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Nov 3, 2015
Desire and Simplicity: Talking Beasts, Van Gogh, Reliable Landmarks, and Walking Long Distances Alon
[This is a two-part post taken from a session co-presented by Dave Bruno and Russ Ramsey at Hutchmoot 2015. The two posts come from...
Oct 29, 2015
The Spiritual Quest of Jack Skellington
In 1982, while he was working as an animator for Disney, Tim Burton wrote a creepy little poem called “The Nightmare Before Christmas,”...
Oct 28, 2015
The Poetry of Baseball: Finishing Well
[Editor’s note: This post is taken from Carrie Givens’ portion of the session “The Poetry of Baseball” from Hutchmoot 2015. The recording...
Oct 26, 2015
Desire and Simplicity: Talking Beasts, Van Gogh, Reliable Landmarks, and Walking Long Distances Alon
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Oct 15, 2015
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Oct 13, 2015
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After [appearing to the disciples] Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias, and he revealed himself in this...
Oct 5, 2015
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Sep 28, 2015
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Sep 23, 2015
This Isn’t How I Die
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Sep 22, 2015
Songs from the Shadows
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Sep 16, 2015
The Dressing Room
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Aug 21, 2015
The Universe in a Cube of Cheese
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Aug 14, 2015
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Sunday afternoon, and I’m sitting on a picnic table under an open shelter at the local state park. I’m up on a hill that looks down on...
Aug 10, 2015
On Creation, First and New (by Josh Bishop)
[Today’s guest post comes from Josh Bishop. We think he might be a long lost cousin of Gerard Manley Hopkins. Be sure to check out his...
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