Interval with Erato by Scott Cairns
In another post, I talked about the poet James Kirkup being the last person England successfully prosecuted for blasphemy, and how I admire an artist who will risk his career for his art (don’t ever believe the two are one and the same). Scott Cairns is Eastern Orthodox Christian, and is serious about it. And ...
Last Successful Blasphemy Case in England
For years, one of my favorite poems – one that has felt very much like me – has been James Kirkup’s The Poet. I’ll paste it in below. Part of what I like about the poem is the poet, who was the last person to be successfully prosecuted for blasphemy in England for a poem ...