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Tag Archives: poetry
Breaking into Light by Laura Martin
Wonderful news from Laura Martin … her wonderful book of poetry is now available. Here is her publicity material … at the bottom of this post are some of my comments from an early addition I had the opportunity to … Continue reading
Swimming in God new book of poetry by Tina Datsko de Sánchez, Week Four
It has been my joy to share from the new Pilgrim Press book Swimming in God for which I wrote the foreword over the last four weeks. There are ninety poems in the book — thirty poems of Longing, thirty … Continue reading
Swimming in God, new book of poetry by Tina Datsko de Sánchez, Week Two
I had the wonderful honor to write the Foreword to the first of four books of poetry being published by Pilgrim. Swimming in God is out now and for four Thursdays I will give you a taste of it. This … Continue reading
Guest Post from Mark Saline verses for life
One warm day in late FallI blew leaves off the deckI thought they were deadI chased one defiant leaf Circling back to my decktwo, six, ten times, again Who told you to surrender? – Mark Saline Serious blueberry pickers follow this … Continue reading
Cheating with Poems, Guest Post by Mark Saline
Cheating with Poems “My wife fell in love with her doctor’s stethoscope“because it listened to her heart.” I woke up one morningafter a seductive dreamand discovered a poemlying next to me in bed. The poem turned me on.Turning to a … Continue reading
Guest Post from Aotearoa New Zealand — Heather Kelly
Heather Kelly took the short flight from her home in Invercargill to Rakirua (Stewart Island) in a plane that seats eight including the pilot to be the weekend preacher. Her three poems take us there as well. It Is the … Continue reading
Guest Post — Yosimar Reyes
Yosimar Reyes is a queer, undocumented, poet, performance artist and public speaker. I often share his amazing poems here which let his words travel the world. His gift as a poet speaks to each of our hearts. He is not … Continue reading
Remembering Mary Oliver
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” The Summer Day She asked us, asked us – in a world where so many demand things of us, proclaim a right or righteous … Continue reading
Guest Post — Heather Kelly
Three poems by Heather Kelly, who lives in Peacehaven Village in Invercargill, New Zealand, touch me profoundly. Neighborhood Gardens I visit with God in the streets as I walk: The God whose glory is reflected in roses in rain whose … Continue reading
Gifts in Open Hands 