John O’Donohue with a gift for the tired soul. A poem on slowing down until our strength to move forward returns to us.
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A photo-poem for Sukkot in celebration of shelter and wandering, harvest and shared meals.
Three poems to celebrate new beginnings every day, atoning, and reconciling.
We can’t take wilderness retreats every time we feel caught up in the world’s madness, but a poem can be a momentary reprieve.
A monk with a "wicked sense of humor" inspires our columnist to pack his bags when it comes to attaining perfection.
A woman's evolving understanding of mortality, identity, and letting go — through a poem that has accompanied her through life and loss.
52 regular folks read Walt Whitman's poem, "Song of Myself" — a profound and deeply humanizing portrait of American life.
"Vulnerability is not a weakness, a passing indisposition, or something we can arrange to do without, vulnerability is not a choice, vulnerability is the underlying, ever present and abiding undercurrent of our natural state."
The highly acclaimed and beloved poet Mary Oliver reads her four-part poem, "The Fourth Sign of the Zodiac," — a poem in which she explores death, purpose, and the call to live after being diagnosed with lung cancer several years ago.
In a rare interview with the master poet, she recites her classic poem — and tells the story of how "Wild Geese" came into being. It might surprise you.
The BBC elevates William Blake's poem "Jerusalem" to a whole 'nother level with this production.
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