Capable of bearing doubt …

… There Must Be Sacred Art: On Peter O’Leary’s ‘Thick and Dazzling Darkness’ - The Millions. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

According to O’Leary, the poet charged with religion approaches that “gloomy and ominous” darkness because “the divine is present, and there is the prospect of law, covenant, revelation, and genuine power.” Although his roster is narrow, O’Leary’s project is ambitious: “The work of these poets suggests that a secular art, even in a secular age, is insufficient for representing reality completely. There must be sacred art. For poets, this means there must be religious poetry written.”