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Some Moments Call for a Poem

September 16, 2020 By Cam Miller Leave a Comment

The Rev. Al Kershaw (1919-2001) was a Jazz historian as well as an ordained minister. A man of letters, some of which are held in collection by Southern Mississippi State University, also brought … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DENIM SPIRIT Tagged With: chickadee, poetry, winter

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Filed Under: Sermons Tagged With: angels, books, poetry

Poetry as Theology

December 2, 2019 By Cam Miller 2 Comments

At great risk of an empty table for TheoEd today, the topic is “The Bible as Poetry.” I say that because poetry – like Jazz and classical music – has an infinitesimal audience of about 3% of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sermons Tagged With: Genesis 1, Isaiah, poetry

Opening the Mind with a New Lens

March 13, 2019 By Cam Miller 2 Comments

Some teacher, sometime along the way, likely soured you on poetry. It was done by making you read stiff poems, written in an alien parlance with old-fashioned metaphors, and then insisting you explain … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DENIM SPIRIT Tagged With: Billy Collins, Mary Oliver, perception, poetry

Valuing Wonder Above Knowledge, Sometimes

March 14, 2018 By Cam Miller 1 Comment

This post appeared first in The Finger Lakes Times (NY), as an installment in the weekly series, "Denim Spirit." Even with weeks to go before March is gone, and an impetuous April to endure before it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DENIM SPIRIT, Denim Spirituality for Any Day of the Week Tagged With: Graveyards, poetry, Wonder

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NOMINATED FOR A PUSHCART PRIZE 2020 Unsolicited Press (Portland, OR) chose "Cairn" among its many fine publications this year, as a nominee for one of the most respected literary awards in the … ...Read more

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