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Category Archives: poetry
as the moon loves the sun
Here’s another poem from Love Songs to the Sun, out November 20th 2020.
and the knowledge we can linger
From Love Songs for the Sun, out November 20th.
Witch/Pilgrim/Heretic: Poems for Serpents and Sorceresses
This collection of poetry came about as I was walking Camino de Santiago. Many of the poems were written during my journey across Spain. Others were written before or after — on hikes, at monasteries, in dreams.
reconciling with the sound of my own voice
Like most people, I hate my own voice. Unfortunately, reading aloud is a rather important part of poetry. So, for National Poetry Month, I’m reading a poem a day on YouTube. So far, all the poems I’ve read are my own. No promises that will remain a hard rule — I have a hankering toContinue reading “reconciling with the sound of my own voice”
(we are made for living like this, beloved)
Today was a crying day
I believe in the kindness of community
Don’t believe the stories that say at the end of all thingswith the sky fallingwe’ll dive into ever worse warring. We are well equipped to live liminally, for every resting place along our way to become a celebration when we meet. We can be strangers without a word between us and still communicate deeply. We, the wandering species, are as grittyContinue reading “I believe in the kindness of community”
Art will keep us whole
Every day I spend shaking in this shellI get closer to the holywatching my own kindnesses and foibleswhat pains lead me toward humanityand what pains simply drain the self away. Every poem I write is a song for the end of the worldbut I’ve never been good at endingsjust noticing and forgettingand I’m getting worseContinue reading “Art will keep us whole”
Do the work every day
I want it finished. Just in case. Just in case it helps someone feel a little better. Just in case it helps me.
