Tag Archives: poetic muse

God as a Homeless Man

By Robin Bates | Published: September 16, 2023

Former classmate Mike Hazard, poet photographer, finds God in a homeless man.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged "Old man who might be God", Mike Hazard, Minnesota, urban poetry | Comments closed

God Reaches Us through Art

By Robin Bates | Published: September 2, 2023

I share a talk about the relationship between God and creativity. Authors mentioned: Shelley, Homer, Plato, Silko, Walker, Clifton.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged "Ode to the West Wind", "the light that came to lucille clifton", Alice Walker, Artist's Way, Ceremony, Color Purple, Creativity, Homer, Intimations of Immortality, Ion, John Milton, Julia Cameron, Leslie Marmon Silko, Lucille Clifton, Paradise Lost, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Plato, Republic, William Wordsworth | Comments closed

A Bright Torch Shines to Show the Way

By Robin Bates | Published: June 1, 2014

John Donne’s “Ascension” captures the paradoxes of the resurrection and ascension.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged "Ascension", Christianity, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, John Donne, the Ascension | Comments closed