“The Huron Carol” was originally composed by Jean de Brébeuf (1596-1649), the Jesuit missionary to the Huron Indians in French Canada. Brébeuf, who was a skilled linguist, wrote the lyrics in the Huron language. The … “The Huron Carol”Read more
Christmas Poems
Rowland Watkyns, “Upon Christ’s Nativity”
There is not an abundance of information on our next poet’s life. Rowland Watkyns (c. 1614-1664) was a Welshman and the Anglican vicar of Llanfrynach. His one known published work was a collection of poems … Rowland Watkyns, “Upon Christ’s Nativity”Read more
Robert Southwell’s “New Heaven, New Warre”
In our previous post we discussed how the poets Harry Morris and Sister M. Madeleva drew a line connecting the wood of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil with the wood of … Robert Southwell’s “New Heaven, New Warre”Read more
Wood, Trees, Christmas and Salvation
As far back as Irenaeus of Lyon (AD 120-202) and probably earlier, Christians have drawn parallels between the sin of man having come by means of eating the forbidden fruit from the tree of the … Wood, Trees, Christmas and SalvationRead more
Luci Shaw, “Mary’s Song”
I actually have had some correspondence with our next Christmas poet, Luci Shaw (b. 1928). Several years ago I sent her some doggerel that I hoped she would praise ecstatically. In an act of kindness … Luci Shaw, “Mary’s Song”Read more