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Scott Cairns, born on November 19, 1954, is a renowned poet whose works are celebrated for their profound emotion and exquisite technique.

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“Recreation And when we had invented death, had severed every soul from life we made of these our bodies sepulchers. And as we wandered dying, dim among the dying multitudes, He acquiesced to be interred in us. So when He had ascended thus into our persons and the grave He broke the limits, opening the grip, He shaped of every sepulcher a womb.”

Poetry Eastertide Greek Orthodoxy

Author:Scott Cairns

“Centuries of dire prophecy have taught us all to be, well, unconvinced. And there have been decades, entire scores of years when, to be frank, wholesale destruction didn’t sound so bad, considering. You remember, we were all disappointed. That the world never ended meant we had to get out of bed after all...”

Sleep Doubt Tired Theology Prophecy Apocalypse

Book:Compass of Affection: Poems New and Selected

Source: Compass of Affection: Poems New and Selected

“Christ’s humanity occasions our divinity”

Humanity Christ Occasions Divinity

Author:Scott Cairns

“May our afflictions be few, but may we learn not to squander them.”

Author:Scott Cairns

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Born: November 19, 1954
Known for: Poet
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