Sunday, June 7, 2026

Some Lines on Corpus Christi by John Bradburne

I encountered them in an email from the John Bradburne Society today.

If you don't know about John Bradburne, I encourage you to make his acquaintance. Apparently he is the most prolific poet in English

I wouldn't call any of his poetry great, although of course, I've only read a tiny fraction of his huge outpout. He has an unfortunate tendency towards incongruity and bathos. However, I really like these four lines:

Jesus of Nazareth is in each tent
Where rests with us The Blessed Sacrament:
Worship the God of nature and do well,
Do better and adore Emmanuel.

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