Category Archives: poetry

love dogs

Posted on April 30, 2013

Wrapping up National Poetry Month with another fabulous poem from Rumi … One night a man was crying “Allah, Allah!” His lips grew sweet with the praising, until a cynic said: “So … I have heard you calling out, but … Continue reading →

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throw-down thursday (4-25)

Posted on April 25, 2013

National Poetry Month is drawing to a close (sigh) … but I hope you’ve enjoyed splashing around in the poetry waters with me. How ’bout splashing in this one today? One of my favorites by Persian poet/mystic Hafiz … …

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throw-down thursday (4/18) (poem in your pocket)

Posted on April 18, 2013

It’s Poem in Your Pocket Day.  A wonderful addition to National Poetry Month – another fun way to integrate poetry into your life. There are so many ways to celebrate – print a copy of your favorite poem and carry it … Continue reading →

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give back your heart to itself – national poetry month

Posted on April 1, 2013

It’s April … and that means it’s National Poetry Month. (squee! i love poetry.) If you’re not into poetry, it might be because you don’t actually know poetry. Could be that the passion, juice and soulfulness of poetry was sucked out of … Continue reading →

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david whyte awesomeness/why we write in community

Posted on September 17, 2012

“The ultimate touchstone of friendship is not improvement, neither of the other nor of the self, the ultimate touchstone is witness, the privilege of having been seen by someone and the equal privilege of being granted the sight of the … Continue reading →

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throw-down thursday (7-5)

Posted on July 5, 2012

Read  below, see what comes up, write. (and share if you’d like. sharing is pretty awesome …)* If your everyday life appears to be unworthy subject matter, do not complain to life. Complain to yourself. Lament that you are not … Continue reading →

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new poet laureate …

Posted on August 12, 2011

Philip Levine is the new US Poet Laureate. He will now, as one of the past Poet Laureates (and favorite of mine) Billy Collins once said: “devote his tenure to explaining to others what it is exactly that the poet laureate does.” … Continue reading →

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another way to do february 14th

Posted on February 13, 2011

I’m not a big fan of “Hallmark Holidays” … Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and yes, Valentine’s Day. I don’t like feeling pressured to pour out my heart on a designated day of the year in order to prove my filial … Continue reading →

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re-boot/request

Posted on January 18, 2011

For a woman who writes nearly every day, I’ve been avoiding the blog.  I’ve been sick off and on with a bacterial something for a while (blah-kvetch-blah)(and yeah, it’s annoying as HELL).  At the same time, I’ve been doing some  … Continue reading →

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