
What Hangs Straight on a Crooked Wall: Chesterton's Marian Poetry
May 12, 2026 - 38:17
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In this episode, Joe talks about one of Chesterton's most famous, but still too little studied, poems, "The Donkey." Learn a bit more about the poem through a New Critical based reading, consider just some of the allusio...
The Poetic Genius of G.K. Chesterton's "The Donkey" is an episode from Uncommon Sense by Society of GK Chesterton. In this episode, Joe talks about one of Chesterton's most famous, but still too little studied, poems, "The Donkey." Learn a...
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Published Mar 24, 2026, 43:37 long, audio available.
In this episode, Joe talks about one of Chesterton's most famous, but still too little studied, poems, "The Donkey." Learn a bit more about the poem through a New Critical based reading, consider just some of the allusions that may have shaped the poem in Chesterton's mind, and - perhaps - discover anew a great source for Lenten meditation! #####
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The Poetic Genius of G.K. Chesterton's "The Donkey" is an episode from Uncommon Sense by Society of GK Chesterton.
This episode is 43:37 long.
This episode was published on Mar 24, 2026.
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