A song of praise for the poet in peril

In addition to the spectrum of gifts that only stops short at a talent for unifying leadership, Rowan Williams is a poet - not a scribbler of holy doggerel, but a serious writer who aspires to (and achieves) the real thing. Getty In addition to the spectrum of gifts that only stops short at a talent for unifying leadership, Rowan Williams is a poet - not a scribbler of holy doggerel, but a serious writer who aspires to (and achieves) the real thing. Yesterday, the Queen hosted a garden party for Dr Rowan Williams and the 650-odd Anglican bishops who still (as they turned up to the Lambeth Conference) acknowledge his authority. If Her Majesty felt the need for a soothing topic of conversation with the embattled Archbishop of Canterbury, she might have chatted about poetry. In addition to the spectrum of gifts that only stops... [read full story]