Tag Archives: When I Was a Child I Read Books

Acknowledging the Mysteries of Creation

By Robin Bates | Published: June 24, 2012

Novelist Marilynne Robinson takes to task both narrow-minded scientists and narrow-minded believers and holds up fiction as a powerful road to truth.

Posted in Robinson (Marilynne) | Also tagged , , | 1 Comment

Destructive Grieving for a Lost America

By Robin Bates | Published: June 13, 2012

Grieving for a lost America reaches deep across the political spectrum, “Beowulf” provides a healthy response.

Posted in Beowulf Poet, Robinson (Marilynne) | Also tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Depressed about Politics? Read Whitman

By Robin Bates | Published: June 12, 2012

Marilynne Robinson turns to Whitman to argue that American Democracy’s greatness lies in how it honors the individual soul.

Posted in Robinson (Marilynne), Whitman (Walt) | Also tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

  • AVAILABLE NOW!

  • Literature is as vital to our lives as food and shelter. Stories and poems help us work through the challenges we face, from everyday irritations to loneliness, heartache, and death. Literature is meant to mix it up with life. This website explores how it does so.

    Please feel free to e-mail me [rrbates (at) smcm (dot) edu]. I would be honored to hear your thoughts and questions about literature.

  • Sign up for weekly newsletter

    Your email will not be shared or sold.
    * = required field

    powered by MailChimp!

  •  Subscribe in a reader

  • Twitter Authentication data is incomplete