# How does Poetry develop the theme of Nature and the Divine?

> Poetry by Voltairine de Cleyre

## Answer

Poetry by Voltairine de Cleyre develops Nature and the Divine across the chapters the companion marks for this theme.

Nature is often contrasted with organized religion, presented as a truer, more immediate source of spiritual experience and moral law, with poems like 'The Freethinker’s Plea' celebrating the natural world over man-made temples.

Nature is portrayed as the true church and God, with the sun, stars, and forests embodying divinity and moral law.

## Evidence

- [the-freethinker-s-plea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_24_se/chapters/the-freethinker-s-plea.md): Nature is portrayed as the true church and God, with the sun, stars, and forests embodying divinity and moral law.

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