“We think of him as safe beneath the steeple,” writes poet and Anglican priest Malcolm Guite, “But he is with a million displaced people/ On the long road of weariness and want./ … His family is up ...

Having a conversation with Malcolm Guite is one of the richest and most pleasurable human experiences to be had. An accomplished writer, Anglican priest, musician and life fellow at Girton College of ...

You may be familiar with Advent calendars, which count down the December days until Christmas with little windows or doors that open to reveal a religious or holiday image. Rennie McQuilkin has ...

When I think of Nebraska poems, I mostly think of Ted Kooser and “So This Is Nebraska,” which celebrates the slow vastness of the state with an assertive universal and personal “you.” This poem by ...

A prolific literary critic, editor of the Southern Quarterly, and University Distinguished Professor at the University of Southern Mississippi, Philip C. Kolin is one of the growing tribe of very fine ...

The Magi, a month before Christmas... A hard year we had In the desert, Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up to date with all the latest news Mary Regan: Yet more delays to National ...