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Poems of hope, gratitude, and perspective
The devotional, political poetry of Barbara Crooker
by James Crews
What book gives you a powerful glimpse of the Christian life?
10 writers respond.
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Remembering Mary Oliver and her prose
The poet’s essays are winsome and articulate, wide-ranging and intellectually rigorous.
by Debra Dean Murphy
Mary Oliver broke my heart
The poet helped me to realize how little I knew about a life observed.
by Tim Brown
Why we need Mary Oliver’s poems
When arguments fail us, we turn to words of wonder.
For this end-of-the-year post, we asked our favorite historians and writers to share prayers from the past that could serve as guides for our present.
by Edward J. Blum and Kate Bowler