I offer three ways I love you: (1) for your wild poetic imagination; (2) for your poems about unnoticed people; and (3) for your poems about the Divine.
Poetry
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
The tragedy of Joyce Kilmer, the Catholic poet killed in World War I
The celebrated writer is best known for his 1913 poem “Trees.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: When the dish is good, it’s delicious
Donald Hall tries to place a seal upon his own literary legacy by remixing his best origin stories and famous friendships.
Posted inArts & Culture, Poetry
Substance Theory
reaching for Teresa reaching for Thérèse reaching for Teresa reaching for the utter center
of the divine diamond fruit, an arrow into flame
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I’m Never Told of Family Funerals
Surely now, the Blessed Virgin
would cure Aunt Rose of polio.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
From alcoholism and agnosticism to converting to Catholicism: a conversation on faith with Mary Karr
“Any way I tell this story is a lie.” Mary Karr opens her memoir “Lit” with a warning about the inevitable unreliability of memory. But don’t be fooled. Mary Karr delivers many truths that you need to hear. Mary Karr is an award-winning poet and New York Times best-selling author. Her poems have been published […]
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
From alcoholism and agnosticism to converting to Catholicism: a conversation on faith with Mary Karr
Mary Karr delivers many truths that you need to hear.
Posted inArts & Culture, Poetry
On the Recently Re-Instituted Memorial of Our Lady of Walsingham
What I thought was a black dog/ curled at one’s feet/ was a backpack with a gun in it.