by Dr. Craig Burkhart | May 10, 2020 | Fun Reads
Today, we have created a blog celebrating Mother’s Day…using a poem! This is one of my all-time favorite poems, by Billy Collins, that brings a tear to my eye whenever I read it. In a touching and humorous poem, Collins identifies something many children have...
by Dr. Craig Burkhart | May 4, 2020 | Fun Reads
This is a classic poem by Rumi that applies to our experiences of the COVID-19 epidemic. The poem uses analogy to compare the attitude of people who insist that “I am right, and you are wrong,” with people feeling different parts of a whole elephant. Each person...
by Dr. Craig Burkhart | Apr 16, 2020 | Fun Reads
Since this month is National Poetry Month, we thought it would be fun to share an inspirational poem. This is a classic poem by Emily Dickinson describing hope, and we believe it speaks to many of us during these crazy times. Dickinson describes hope as “a thing...
