But then they come, the slow gray monoliths.
Poetry
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‘The Translation of the House of Loreto’
You bet it takes a miracle to explain
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Why Micheal O’Siadhail is an epic poet for the 21st century
“The Five Quintets” is a narrative we need, a jazz concert performed by hundreds of instruments, a single symphony sung by many voices.
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Mary Szybist on the Pressures of the Catholic Imagination | 2019 Hunt Prize
Meet Mary Szybist, poet, teacher, and recipient of the 2019 George W. Hunt, S. J., Prize for Journalism, Arts & Letters. Ms. Szybist’s collection of poems, “Incarnadine,” explores her forging a new relationship with the imagery surrounding the Annunciation.
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Or
the birds of winter are
resting in resilient decadence or
I’m not resting when there’s so
little time left for resistance
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Cloistered
When I was a boy, I considered
becoming a nun because I didn’t
want to shave part of my scalp
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Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
You knew the names of other people’s fears because you / had plenty of your own.
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Remembering the life and poetry of Marie Ponsot
During her lifetime, poetry turned into a vocation that helped Marie Ponsot achieve her true essence.
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Mary Szybist named 2019 Hunt Prize laureate
Szybist will be awarded the $25,000 George W. Hunt, S.J., Prize at a ceremony in September.