Archive - Poetry Against the World

My Life With St Ria

3 years ago, all I knew about Saint Rita was her name and that she was depicted with a strange dot on her head.

Jun 24, 2024 •

May 2024

February 2024

A Story on Conscience

Feb 26, 2024 •

November 2023

The Poetry of Chaste Love

I have at times been disappointed to find that many of our greatest poets, beginning in a clear way in the culture of the renaissance courtier, seem to…

Nov 25, 2023 •

October 2023

Two Years Ago, and All My Life

This is the story behind all the references to “personal difficulties” that have taken me away from writing the past couple years.

Oct 17, 2023 •

August 2022

Poem: Nature's Speed

In this poem we have a fairly straightforward look at the subjective experience of time, particularly at the contrast between the way the cycles of…

Aug 29, 2022 •

June 2022

Weekend Poem - Scrap Metal

This poem was inspired by hauling scrap metal out of our church basement yesterday.

Jun 26, 2022 •

Adeventures of Brock, Chapter 2

Jun 24, 2022 •

Trinitarian Creation in Psalm 32

Monday of last week, the day after Trinity Sunday on the Roman calendar, I was struck by the Trinitarian view of creation while saying psalm 32 at…

Jun 21, 2022 •

The Colors in the Woods

Below you’ll find the first chapter of a story I have been writing with input from my children.

Jun 12, 2022 •

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