Poems
Both Sacred and Profane
Tess Lockhart's poetry mixes the sacred and the profane, for she believes God likes to muck about in creation without limitation to our categories. That said, some helpful themes to explore are below. All is ultimately in search of the divine in the midst of creation's mess from a thoughtful sinner on the Way.
Poems by Tess Lockhart
Theological Poetry
Poems on the Church Year
Poems that grapple with theological themes—Mystery, revelation, love, grace, sin, regret, redemption, theodicy, etc.
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Poems about Relationships
Rather embarrassing personal poems that might be helpful to others trying to process their own angst or deep feelings about love, marriage, and parenthood.
Trauma, Loss, and Grief Poetry
Miscellany: Poetry that Defies Categorization
Poetry that wrestles with abuse, neglect, death, loss, and grief. Warning: it ain’t pretty.
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Quotidian Poems
Miscellany: Poetry that Defies Categorization
Miscellany: Poetry that Defies Categorization
Poems on everyday things, like “Ode to a Grecian Urn” or “To a Waterfowl,” only not Keats or Bryant.
Miscellany: Poetry that Defies Categorization
Miscellany: Poetry that Defies Categorization
Miscellany: Poetry that Defies Categorization
Random poetry that doesn’t fit into any other category here, i.e. a poetry grab bag or mystery surprise box.