Sunday, January 31, 2021

That's How the Light Gets In

Amid the uncatalogued mayhem of my poetry scrapbook, I rediscovered this poem. I find myself regretting that this week will not be one that would allow me to write something long-winded about how it strikes me as splendid companion piece for Hopkins' "Dappled Things." But there, time does not permit, and this poem will not suffer a whit from lack of introduction or comparison:

"Every Riven Thing" by Christian Wiman


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