Creation
Tolkien’s “Mythopoeia”
By Kate Whitaker In his 1931 poem “Mythopoeia,” J.R.R. Tolkien defends the value of myth against his skeptical friend C.S. Lewis, who called the genre “lies breathed through silver.” Literally meaning “myth-making,” the poem consists of seventy-four heroic couplets, within which Tolkien expounds upon the nature of evil, the emptiness Read more…
Creation
The Garden
By Jack Moore I have been completely and utterly defeated. The world truly does feel like it has ended. Yet, I cannot help but consider myself one of the lucky ones because I realized it. Everyone else has become pacified with the idea that fighting in itself was just Read more…
Creation
Bezalel and the Tabernacle
By Lindsey Esselmen Before the dawn, he goes to light the lamps when all is quiet, and insects hum in gentle tones as golden breaks the day. His table he prepares, the light he places close beside it as he contemplates the coming tasks and bows his head to Read more…