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GK Chesterton
Poetry

G.K. Chesterton – The Convert

February 10, 2021February 10, 2021 Vanessa Able

G.K. Chesterton's 'The Convert' describes the aftermath of a transition that has taken the poet from an upside-down world onto a shining white road of peace and clarity.

Tagged Catholicism, clarity, conversion, epiphany, peace, rebirth, transformationLeave a comment
Jordan Kisner
Book Bits

Ordinary Devotions

November 13, 2020November 13, 2020 Vanessa Able

Jordan Kisner's essay titled, 'Soon This Space Will Be Too Small', is a short musing about circular themes and thoughts that can revolve around a whole lifetime.

Tagged Belief, Dying, growth, ideas, rebirth, repetition1 Comment
DH Lawrence
Poetry

D. H. Lawrence – Phoenix

October 14, 2020October 14, 2020 Vanessa Able

D. H. Lawrence asks what is necessary for true change, finding his answer in the legend of the phoenix, who has to be burnt thoroughly and burnt while alive in order to regenerate herself again.

Tagged change, cycles, destruction, letting go, mythology, Phoenix, rebirth, regeneration, wholeheartednessLeave a comment
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