Poetry, with its impossible-seeming combination of soft lens and precision, brings to our awareness that which might otherwise go unnoticed and unappreciated. May these poems open your heart to the nuance and opportunity of each moment.
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Poetry
Crossing
by Jericho Brown
The water is one thing, and one thing for miles.The water is one thing, making…
Poetry
The Thing Is
by Ellen Bass
to love life, to love it evenwhen you have no stomach for itand everything you’ve…
Poetry
One Candle Now, Then Seven More
by Brad Aaron Modlin
I grew up in a family that did not tellthe story. I am listening to…
Poetry
what is unveiled? the founding wound
by adrienne maree brown
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Poetry
For a New Year
by Holly Wren Spaulding
Let plain things please you againand every ordinary Monday.Bean soup in a white bowl,firewood in…
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Winter Morning
by James Crews
When I can no longer say thank youfor this new day and the waking into…
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