Tag Archives: George Herbert

Poetic Incentives to Take Long Walks

If you are a walker, read 17th century poet Thomas Traherne to deepen the experience.

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Oppenheimer and Metaphysical Poetry

In which I explore why Robert Oppenheimer was drawn to 17th century metaphysical poetry.

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A Bombed Cathedral, My Lost Child

A bombed cathedral and a George Herbert hymn come to mind as I think of my eldest son, who died 23 years ago today.

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The God of Love My Shepherd Is

The 23rd Psalm is one of the great poems in the Hebrew Chronicles. It also inspired a fine George Herbert poem.

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Methought I Heard One Calling, “Child”

For Father’s Day, here are a couple of God the father poems.

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Holding on to Our Imperiled Humanity

In arguing for the humanities, this “American Scholar” article makes good points but dismisses some powerful arguments.

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Literature, the Best Medicine

A Guardian article is filled with instances of literature alleviating the suffering of patients suffering from mental illness.

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Tough Lives Need Poetry’s Toughness

A new book on the psychology of life-changing lit has alerted me to some great passages.

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Here I Bloom for a Short Hour Unseen

In “Sic Vita” Thoreau uses the image of plucked flowers to wrestle with the meaning of life and death.

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