Poetry
You Were Never Unwanted (New Poem by Polly Castor)
Claim firmly what is spiritually true and let any alternative history go.
What Secret Purple Wisdom (poem by Luci Shaw with Iris Photos from our Yard)
What secret purple wisdom tells the iris edges to unfold in frills?
Light (Poem by Hafiz with Blooming Tree Photos)
I wish I could show you the astonishing light of your own being.
Ain’t Burned All the Bright (Book Review)
This book is a powerful rendition of what it felt like to be black in America during the pandemic and the violence that spawned the Black Lives Matters movement.
Life is a Collage (New Poem by Polly Castor with Artwork)
Your scraps define you, so take care to use only the shards you like, but more it is how you put them together.
Instructions on Not Giving Up (Poem by Ada Limon with Photos)
Spring brings hope, casting aside emptiness in favor of receptivity.
Can We? (New Poem by Polly Castor)
Can we throw inertia off? Can we figure out what we want? Can we chunk it down and start? Can we get moving towards it?
Beannacht (Poem by John O’Donohue)
On the day when the weight deadens on your shoulders and you stumble, may the clay dance to balance you…
God and I Thrive (A New Short Poem by Polly Castor)
God and I can’t imagine life without each other.