Monthly Archives: February 2009

On Greatness

Posted on February 26, 2009 by

There seems to be an anxiety felt by the Baby Boomer generation that the world, when they have gone, will cease to be.  It must be a consequence of their belief that the world, before they entered it, didn’t exist. … Continue reading →

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Noli Me Tangere

Posted on February 23, 2009 by

Our conceptions of God and God are not the same thing. This is why, for me, poetry surpasses religion in the knowing of God, because poetry looks to discard the concepts that don’t work to discover and embrace the ones … Continue reading →

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An Activity of the Spirit with Many Names

Posted on February 19, 2009 by

To write poems before midlife begins, really, is nothing much.  Nothing truly vital competes for one’s consciousness like it will soon.  And the longer we make adolescence, the less a risk writing poetry is for as long as one depends … Continue reading →

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On Dante’s Inferno, Cantos V & XV

Posted on February 13, 2009 by

I’ve been reading Dante lately, and have been meaning to say something about him on this blog.  Then a friend emailed me, asking about a few things related to the Inferno.  I thought I would paste my response here, since it pretty much … Continue reading →

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