Christmas is a great time to fall in love with poetry. Or if you're a poetry lover like me, it's a time to revisit old favorites. Here is a list of 25 of my favorite Christmas poems so far (and in no particular order):
John Donne, “Annunciation” and “Nativitie”
John Milton, “On the Morning of Christ’s Nativity”
George Herbert, “Christmas”
William Blake, “The Lamb”
Phillips Brooks, “The Voice of the Christ Child”
C. S. Lewis, “The Nativity”
T. S. Eliot, “Journey of the Magi” and “A Song for Simeon”
e.e. cummings, “little tree”
G. K. Chesterton, “A Christmas Carol” and “The Wise Men”
Luci Shaw:
“Virgin”
(in Writing the River)
“Perfect
Christmas Tree” (in Writing the River)
“The
Overshadow” (in Writing the River)
“Some
Christmas Stars” (in Postcard from the
Shore)
“Mary’s
Song” (in Listen to the Green)
Madeleine L’Engle:
“Tree at
Christmas”
“Song of
Simeon”
“Annunciation”
& “After Annunciation”
“Like Every
Newborn”
“The Risk of Birth, Christmas, 1973”
“The Risk of Birth, Christmas, 1973”
“First Coming”
“The Wise Men”
http://www.amazon.com/WinterSong-Christmas-Readings-Madeleine-LEngle/dp/1573833320/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1418662409&sr=1-1&keywords=luci+shaw+madeleine+l%27engle
Have a blessed Christmas, one and all, filled with the poetic whimsy of this beautiful season!
(Oh, and just in case you need some light-hearted silliness for Boxing Day…read “Santa andthe Reindeer” by Shel Silverstein.)
Have a blessed Christmas, one and all, filled with the poetic whimsy of this beautiful season!
(Oh, and just in case you need some light-hearted silliness for Boxing Day…read “Santa andthe Reindeer” by Shel Silverstein.)
