Tag Archives: Poetry

Keats and Ben Nevis

Along the way in my education, I gained an affection for the poetry of Keats. Something about how he handled the language spoke to me. When I was in graduate school, I took a course on the Romantic Poets of … Continue reading

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Challenging Yourself as a Writer

One of the things I’ve discovered as I’ve gone along, training and pushing myself as a writer, is that the best work is done when I have to push myself. If a project intimidates me a little bit, I have … Continue reading

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Themes that Run Through My Work

I find it that sometimes and idea or concept that I have touched on in one work reappears in something else, often years later. Over the weekend, I set myself back to working on my devotional study of the First … Continue reading

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New Poetry on Website

I just posted a new poem on the website. IT CAN BE FOUND HERE It was inspired by a program my church (First Prebyterian Church of Hollywood) is conducting this year during the Lenten season. They asked people to write … Continue reading

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Foggy Poem added to the website

I’ve just added another poem to the ScribblerWorks website — it can be found RIGHT HERE. I wrote the poem one evening after I’d made the 40 minute drive on surface streets from Culver City to my apartment in Hollywood. … Continue reading

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New Poetry on the Website

April is apparently Poetry Month, so it is giving me the excuse to get some poems posted to the website. For a couple of these, I’ve been meaning to get them up for some time. But let’s start with the … Continue reading

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A Poem About Sorrow

I wrote THIS POEM when I heard about a tragic experience an acquaintence was going through. The story is not mine to tell, so I won’t go into the details here. But I will say that I was very moved … Continue reading

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A Poem for Thanksgiving

I’ve been a little bit out of practice composing new poems. The pieces I’ve been posting on the website have been older works. But THIS POEM was written today. It’s a challenge to walk in faith, trusting what I believe … Continue reading

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A New Poem Added to the Website

I just uploaded a new poem to my Gallery. You can find it here. I wrote this poem when I was still an undergraduate. A campus ministry hosted a retreat for college students one autumn weekend, and I took part. … Continue reading

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BBQ for Don Williams

My friend Donald Williams was out in the Los Angeles area in order to speak at a seminar sponsored by the Southern California C.S. Lewis Society. The seminar was most of the day on Saturday, and unfortunately I had a … Continue reading

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