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December 2019

December 04, 2019

Poetry, Podcasts, and More: Some Updates on Other Projects

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November 2019

November 27, 2019

Working on a Book of Poetry: An Apology for My Silence on the Blog

Ordinary Time 27 November 2019 The Edge of Elfland Concord, New Hampshire Friends, Once again,...

November 11, 2019

Poetry Shapes the World around Us: Reflecting on Poetry with William Wordsworth

Ordinary Time 11 November 2019 The Edge of Elfland Concord, New Hampshire Dearest Readers, I’m...

August 2019

August 25, 2019

William Blake on the Creative Spirit, Beauty, and Imagination: A Response to Brain Pickings

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August 24, 2019

Friendship, Love, and the Arts: A Belated Review of Tolkien

Ordinary Time St. Bartholomew’s Day The Edge of Elfland Concord, New Hampshire Dearest Readers, Last...

June 2019

June 30, 2019

Can You Imagine? Beginning a Definition of the Imagination with Lewis and Coleridge

13th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2019 The Edge of Elfland Concord, New Hampshire Dearest Readers,...

June 12, 2019

“Wherefore stopp’st thou me?” Coleridge’s Creative Message to the World

Ordinary Time 12 June 2019 On the Edge of Elfland Manchester, NH Dearest Readers, “It...

May 2019

May 26, 2019

Never Pursue Literature as a Trade: Reflecting on Coleridge’s Advice to Young Writers

Eastertide 26 May 2019 On the Edge of Elfland Concord, NH Dearest Readers, As part...

May 15, 2019

Stop, Christian Passer-by: A Spiritual Review of Mariner by Malcolm Guite

Eastertide 15 April 2019 On the Edge of Elfland Concord, NH Dearest Readers, Recently, I...

April 2019

April 23, 2019

Celebrating England and the World with St. George and William Shakespeare

Eastertide St. George’s Day 2019 The Edge of Elfland Concord, NH Dearest Readers, Today, as...

April 16, 2019

“From Arches Old, the Fire Enfolds the Spire” A Sonnet for Notre Dame

Lent 16 April 2019 The Edge of Elfland Manchester, NH Dearest Readers, I’m still processing...

April 07, 2019

Good Morning, Mr. Magpie: On Folklore and Science

Lent 7 April 2019 On the Edge of Elfland Manchester, NH Dearest Readers, Recently...

March 2019

March 25, 2019

Sonnets for the Annunciation

Lent Feast of the Annunciation 2019 The Edge of Elfland Manchester, NH Dearest Readers, Today...

March 21, 2019

Curdled Words: A Review of The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris

Lent 21 March 2019 The Edge of Elfland Manchester, NH Dearest Readers, Recently, thanks to...

March 17, 2019

For the Old Man at Apotheca

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February 2019

February 26, 2019

Malcolm Guite and Marty O’Donnell’s Music of the Spheres

Ordinary Time 26 February 2019 The Edge of Elfland Concord, New Hampshire Dearest Readers, For...

February 22, 2019

Curdled Words: Wordsworth, Daffodils, and the Stars

Ordinary Time 22 February 2019 The Edge of Elfland Concord, New Hampshire Dearest Readers, Even...

January 2019

January 19, 2019

On Teaching Francis’ “Canticle of Brother Sun”

Ordinary Time 19 January 2018 The Edge of Elfland Concord, NH Dearest Readers, Every year...

December 2018

December 23, 2018

A New Speaking Engagement: The Catholic Literature Conference in Concord

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November 2018

November 05, 2018

Return to the Sources: On Reading Old Books

Ordinary Time 5 November 2018 The Edge of Elfland Manchester, NH Dearest Readers, As many...

November 02, 2018

The Case for the Cosmic Trilogy: Renaming Lewis’ Science Fiction Trilogy

Ordinary Time All Souls Day 2018 The Edge of Elfland Manchester, NH Dearest Readers, As...

October 2018

October 22, 2018

Is Ancient Literature Unconcerned with the Interior Life?

Ordinary Time St. John Paul II 2018 The Edge of Elfland Concord, NH Dearest Readers,...

July 2018

July 18, 2018

“How to Be a Poet”: Reflections on a Poem by Wendell Berry

Ordinary Time 18 July 2018 The Edge of Elfland Concord, New Hampshire Dearest Readers, The...

May 2018

May 21, 2018

Why Do We Tell Stories? What Happens When We Stop Listening?

Pentecost 21 May 2018 The Edge of Elfland Concord, New Hampshire Dearest Readers, Stories, myths,...

May 20, 2018

A Pentecost Poem: The Feast of Mercury

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February 2018

February 25, 2018

Lucy Awakens the Trees: Barfield, Lewis, and Malcolm Guite on Language and Reality

David Russell Mosley Lent 25 February 2018 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dearest...

February 10, 2018

Death, Sin, and Fasting: Reflections before the Start of Lent

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time 10 February 2018 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire...

July 2017

July 03, 2017

An Uncomfortable Comparison: David Russell Mosley and Tom Riddle

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time 3 July 2017 The Edge of Elfland Manchester, New Hampshire...

June 2017

June 29, 2017

Root and Twig: Convivium a New Literary Journal

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June 26, 2017

Trying to Say “God”: After the Conference Part I: Reflections

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