For more articles, videos, books, and resources about faith and art, visit RabbitRoom.com
Tell all the truth but tell it slant
by Emily Dickinson
Tell all the truth but tell it slant — Success in Circuit lies Too bright for our infirm Delight The Truth's superb surprise As Lightning to the Children eased With explanation kind The Truth must dazzle gradually Or every man be blind —
Photo by František G. on Unsplash
One of my all-time favorite poems. Makes an incredible statement about what poetry itself does, and can even be very easily applied to pedagogy.
We need reminders about "our infirm delight." Phrases like "a broken alleluia" or "superfluous necessity."