George Herbert d. March 1 1633 at the age of 40. After renouncing the path of worldly success to become an Anglican vicar of a tiny English parish he died 3 years later of consumption. A life of obscurity--except for the extraordinary ms. of poems he left behind.
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Writing verse for Herbert was a form of prayer, a way of contemplating and returning praise to his Creator. It was his path to "heaven in ordinarie." Read his poem Prayer bit.ly/2zrsUCz or Love bit.ly/2T6LKdp (a particular favorite of Simone Weil).
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I appreciate this memorial about my father by @ggrenwald above any I have read today--for his comprehensive review of his bio & history, for his attention to themes generally overlooked about his post-Vietnam life, but particularly for deep appreciation of his human qualities.🙏
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Here's my @RollingStone article on Daniel Ellsberg, the heroic Pentagon Papers leaker who died today at 92:
"We’re Told Never to Meet Our Childhood Heroes. Knowing Daniel Ellsberg Proved That Wrong"
rollingstone.com/politics/polit
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