The Confirmation

A prominent Scottish poet and critic of the mid-twentieth century, Edwin Muir is also remembered as the translator who first brought the works of Franz Kafka to an English-speaking audience. After beginning his career as a critic and journalist, Muir started producing poetry in his mid-thirties, and over the next three decades developed an individual, visionary style outside the main current of the Modernist poetry then prevalent.

The Confirmation

A prominent Scottish poet and critic of the mid-twentieth century, Edwin Muir is also remembered as the translator who first brought the works of Franz Kafka to an English-speaking audience. After beginning his career as a critic and journalist, Muir started producing poetry in his mid-thirties, and over the next three decades developed an individual, visionary style outside the main current of the Modernist poetry then prevalent.

For a while, I’ve thought about posting some of my favorite readings to include in wedding ceremonies and vow renewals. It seems there is no time like the present to get started sharing the wide variety of options available. From heartfelt and romantic, to sincere and silly, there is something out there for everyone.

Introducing, Must Read Mondays!

First up on the list is All I Know About Love by Neil Gaiman. In honor of two of his friends’ who married in 2017 acclaimed novelist Neil Gaiman wrote and read this lovely poem for their ceremony. With its honest take on love, it has since become a favorite among many who regularly perform wedding ceremonies.