from the shelves of children's book author and educator
Barbara Jean Hicks,
Guest Columnist
I love Easter. It's all about resurrection, rebirth, new life--concepts that inspire and excite me as a person and a writer. And George Herbert, the 17th century Welsh-born Anglican priest and metaphysical poet, is one of my favorite wordsmiths, well remembered from my days as an English Literature major in college. So what better combination on this Good Friday than an Easter poem written by George Herbert?
I've posted "Easter Wings" twice below, as images. It's a shape poem, a poem in which the form as well as the content have meaning. The first image is a scan of the poem as it appeared when it was first published in 1633 in a collection called The Temple: Sacred poems and private ejaculations. The second is more easily readable although it doesn't have quite the same visual effect.
Blessings to all in this season that celebrates life!
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