# Nature and the Divine in Poetry

> Theme guide for Poetry by Voltairine de Cleyre.

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.

## Where it surfaces

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

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_24_se/themes/nature_and_the_divine
- Themes index: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_24_se/themes