From the general to the specific:
1. Calling all would-bes, has-beens, and wish-I-coulds– Wanna be an artist? Steal like one.
2. A. E. Stallings’ manifesto on rhyme. Rather contra mundum.
3. A solid poem on the incarnation. Simple, rhyming, moving.
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For D—-, Dead By Her Own Hand My dear, I wonder if before the end Thomas Kelly has written 790 hymns, most of which are rarely sung (a notable exception being “Praise the Savior, Ye Who Know Him”). Some of his texts, though, are overlooked gems, including one of his several hymns of the cross, “Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted” and what seems to be a Resurrection hymn, “Look, Ye, [...] Isaac Watts is the author of two of the most widely known hymns of the cross. Since my favorite, “Alas, and Did My Savior Bleed,” was the subject of a very good article by Ryan Martin at Religious Affections, I will be content to encourage you to read that there. The other, “When I Survey [...] Richard Wilbur, who turned 90 this year, has published 11 collections of poetry, 10 plays (translating three more from other languages) as well as various prose and critical pieces. Among his various recognitions are two Pulitzers, and two appointments to the post of Poet Laureate of the United States. He is, perhaps, our [...] I was reminded this week, by a combination of teaching the 4-6th grade boys Sunday School class (re: the prayer in the garden and betrayal of Jesus) and the presentation of our church’s Passion Week music and scripture program, that some of my favorite hymns are closely tied to Passion Week events and themes. [...] My poem, “Muse, Incognito,” originally published in Eclectica, debuts today at Whale Sound. Whale Sound is a neat project that seeks to nudge poetry back towards the vein of oral performance, in which, of course, it had its origins. Nic Sebastian, proprietor of Whale Sound, presents a great reading of my poem. I know you’ll enjoy [...] |
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