These lines from Wordsworth have been on my mind these past few days. They resonate with a deep and mature love for nature, and cannot help but compel all who read them with a genuine heart towards a similar posture. … Continue reading Poem of the Week: Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey
All around this city there are tiny factories of serendipity, otherwise known as a Little Free Library. These wonderful boxes, placed randomly throughout the city, house books of all varieties from random contributors. Any passerby can take or give a … Continue reading Poem of the Week: To Fight Aloud is Very Brave
This week’s poem has been selected in memory of my grandfather, John T. “Jack” O’Hare, who passed away earlier this week. He truly possessed, in the words of my brother, “that Irish thirst for stories,” and found much joy in … Continue reading Poem of the Week: Nothing Gold Can Stay
This week’s poem came to me from the pages of William Harmon’s The Top 500 Poems. It is a favorite anthology of mine, and caught my eye as I wandered through the library a few days back. Like all good … Continue reading Poem of the Week: Break, Break, Break
A Week of Rain This misty rain has settled on my heart And has healed it, at least in part; Doing the work that only water can. It falls, not slicing through the air in drops But sinking from the sky, it stops; Suspended, hung for me to breath it in. The sunlight’s absence once more reminding Of yet other joys worth finding; A true friend makes room for other friends too. Sean O’Hare Continue reading Poem of the Week: A Week of Rain
The movements of this past week, with all its pulls and demands, brought me back to my family’s home for a brief visit. As usually happens on these visits, I found myself in front of the bookshelf of my youth, … Continue reading Poem of the Week: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Note: In an effort to expand the reach and influence of poetry in my life, as well as in the lives of those around me, I have decided that for the next few months I will be sharing a poem … Continue reading Poem of the Week: Say Not the Struggle Nought Availeth
Not too long ago, I published some of my thoughts after reading through the recent New Yorker profile of Mark Zuckerberg. That post can be found here. While I have no intention of rehashing the arguments within it, there is one central … Continue reading Defining Terms: An Addendum on “Classical” Political Discourse
Back in April of this year I watched with great interest as Mark Zuckerberg appeared before Congress in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, amid growing concerns over Facebook’s commandeering of user data and overall privacy considerations. While I … Continue reading The Logic of Blue
I recently had the opportunity to write an essay for my friends over at Forefront, a (mostly) local network of artists of all varieties who are committed to strengthening the Christian presence in the arts. Their blog is a unique … Continue reading Forefront Essay
Further Up, Further In 