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churchtimes.bsky.social @churchtimes.bsky.social · 6d

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@malcolmguite.bsky.social and a friend find common ground in their appreciation of the Psalter

Malcolm Guite and a friend find common ground in their appreciation of the Psalter

Season 11: Episode 4 | Malcolm Guite | What if Creativity Could Kindle the Imagination for Christ?

Malcolm Guite @malcolmguite.bsky.social · 10d

I recently did a podcast for the Canadian Bible Society. Here's the link biblesociety.ca/scriptureunt...

Watch/listen to Malcolm Guite, English poet, singer-songwriter, Anglican priest & academic, being interviewed by Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling.

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Malcolm Guite @malcolmguite.bsky.social · 12d

For tonight's spell in the Library I read from Balke's Songs of Innocence and Experience in the King's School Library in Ely
youtu.be/AYQBUI1FEvs

A little Blake in Ely!

St. Francis Day falls on the 4th of October so I thought I would repost this sonnet which reflects the way Francis responded to Christ’s call by casting away the rich trappings he had inherit…

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Malcolm Guite @malcolmguite.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks

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Malcolm Guite @malcolmguite.bsky.social · 12d

Francis rebuild my church which, as you see
Is falling into ruin.’ From the cross
Your saviour spoke to you and speaks to us
Again through you.

malcolmguite.wordpress.com/2025/10/04/a...

A Sonnet for St. Francis

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churchtimes.bsky.social @churchtimes.bsky.social · 13d

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@malcolmguite.bsky.social and his friends find hospitality on St Aldhelm’s Way #pilgrimage

Malcolm Guite and his friends find hospitality on St Aldhelm’s Way

Michaelmas: a sonnet for St. Michael the Archangel

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Malcolm Guite @malcolmguite.bsky.social · 17d

Archangel bring your balance, help me turn
Upon this turning world with you and dance
In the Great Dance. Draw near, help me discern,
And trace the hidden grace in change and chance.
malcolmguite.wordpress.com/2025/09/29/m...

St. Michael at Mont St. Michell -photo by Margot Krebs NealeThe end of September brings us to the feast of St. Michael and All Angels which is known as Michaelmas in England, and this first autumn …

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Malcolm Guite @malcolmguite.bsky.social · 17d

Michaelmas gales assail the waning year,
And Michael’s scale is true, his blade is bright.
He strips dead leaves; and leaves the living clear
To flourish in the touch and reach of light.

malcolmguite.wordpress.com/2025/09/29/m...

Michaelmas: a sonnet for St. Michael the Archangel

St. Michael at Mont St. Michell -photo by Margot Krebs NealeThe end of September brings us to the feast of St. Michael and All Angels which is known as Michaelmas in England, and this first autumn …

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Malcolm Guite @malcolmguite.bsky.social · 19d

In today’s Spell in the Library you find me happily brandishing the galley proofs/advance reader copy of Galahad and the Grail! The Advance Reader Copy of Galahad arrives!
youtu.be/Q1hRHreUCGg

The Advance Reader Copy of Galahad arrives!

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churchtimes.bsky.social @churchtimes.bsky.social · 20d

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@malcolmguite.bsky.social sees a comic opera in the ruins of an old priory church

THE other evening, Maggie and I went to Binham Priory to see, of all things, a production of Ruddigore, set amid the ruins. It was an unlikely combination of two pleasures so distinct that one might have thought them mutually exclusive. One of the...

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churchtimes.bsky.social @churchtimes.bsky.social · 22d

A farmer’s woes bring to @malcolmguite.bsky.social’s mind some prescient #Shakespeare

A farmer’s woes bring to Malcolm Guite’s mind some prescient Shakespeare

‘And is it not Enough? My own Autumn poem

Malcolm Guite @malcolmguite.bsky.social · 24d

Turns out my new book is a bit bigger than I expected!

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W. David O. Taylor @wdavidotaylor.bsky.social · 24d

The Best Morning Prayer Ever: “Just Begin.”

“Not to be worked for, nor another task,
But love that’s lavished on us, full and free,
Course after course of hospitality…
He paid the price before we reached the inn.
And all he asks of us is to begin.”

-- @malcolmguite.bsky.social "After Prayer"

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Malcolm Guite @malcolmguite.bsky.social · 29d

For tonight's Spell in the Library I read you an autumnal poem of my own! youtu.be/HdO31JoWuJU

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churchtimes.bsky.social @churchtimes.bsky.social · Sep 13

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@malcolmguite.bsky.social, like T. S. Eliot, savours the musical effects of words

Malcolm Guite, like T. S. Eliot, savours the musical effects of words

THIS FALL: "The Bell & The Bard" - Steve Bell & Malcolm Guite In Concert!

Malcolm Guite @malcolmguite.bsky.social · Sep 13

if you're in Wales in October you might enjoy this.

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Malcolm Guite @malcolmguite.bsky.social · Sep 13

looking forward to these Canadian gigs with Steve Bell! youtu.be/VI6vM0BDnRQ?...

YouTube video by The Steve Bell YouTube Channel

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Malcolm Guite @malcolmguite.bsky.social · Sep 10

For tonight's Spell in the Library I read you Keats's Ode to Autumn, surely one of the most perfect poems ever written! youtu.be/OJtflrF3mnA

Keats’s Ode to Autumn

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churchtimes.bsky.social @churchtimes.bsky.social · Sep 6

Poet's Corner

@malcolmguite.bsky.social attends one of north Norfolk’s celebrated agricultural shows

Malcolm Guite attends one of north Norfolk’s celebrated agricultural shows

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Malcolm Guite @malcolmguite.bsky.social · Sep 3

for tonight's Spell in the Library we visit the Houses of Healing in Tolkien's Return of the King youtu.be/k3ZdMnw-L4E

In the Houses of Healing

Lancelot and the Chapel Perilous

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Malcolm Guite @malcolmguite.bsky.social · Aug 26

For this evening’s Spell in the Library I read you a new section of my ongoing Arthurian poetry

Lancelot and the Chapel Perilous
youtu.be/SUSUxM6-jxw

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Malcolm Guite @malcolmguite.bsky.social · Aug 19

for tonight's Spell in the Library I share with you some of the material I'm working on for the event on the poetry of the psalms which I'll be speaking at in York on Oct.2nd youtu.be/BVjShzpEwQk

The poetry of the psalms

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churchtimes.bsky.social @churchtimes.bsky.social · Aug 10

@malcolmguite.bsky.social‬ enjoys the blessings of a little idleness — holy leisure — in August

Malcolm Guite enjoys the blessings of a little idleness — holy leisure — in August

The Shadow of the Past: another little reflection on Tolkien

Malcolm Guite @malcolmguite.bsky.social · Aug 11

for tonight's Spell in the Library we eavesdrop on a conversation with Gandalf that changed Frodo's life! youtu.be/bddT0mT7p84