Tag Archives: Poetry

Rilke: No one can advise or help you…

Posted on January 14, 2012 by admin

“No one can advise or help you – no one. There is only one thing you should do. Go into yourself. Find out the reason that commands you to write; see whether it has spread its roots into the very … Continue reading →

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“Go to the Limits of Your Longing”

Posted on December 14, 2011 by admin

“Go to the Limits of Your Longing” by Rainer Maria Rilke; translation by Joanna Macy and Anita Barrows God speaks to each of us as he makes us, then walks with us silently out of the night. These are the … Continue reading →

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Rilke: I want to beg you…

Posted on November 14, 2011 by admin

“…I want to beg you, as much as I can, dear sir, to be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves like locked rooms and like books that are written … Continue reading →

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Let your voice be heard

Posted on October 18, 2010 by admin

When I read my poems to groups the first thing they ask me is: Have you published your poems? The second things they tell me is: You should offer an audio version of your poems. Well, I can now offer … Continue reading →

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Just Sitting on the Edge of My Mind… Listening

Posted on October 2, 2010 by admin

I recently published a book of poems I wrote over the past year. It’s called Thought Bubbles. When collecting poems I had written I was surprised to find that I had over two hundred poems. Having never published a book … Continue reading →

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How to be alone

Posted on August 12, 2010 by admin

The Lyrics By Tanya Davis If you are at first lonely, be patient. If you’ve not been alone much, or if when you were you weren’t okay with it, then just wait. You’ll find its fine to be alone once … Continue reading →

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“Sally’s Hair” by John Koethe

Posted on April 3, 2010 by admin
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A drop of sunshine

Posted on September 23, 2009 by admin

Today I listened to the September 10, 2009 episode of “The Writer’s Almanac” podcast. It featured some writings from the poet Mary Oliver. Just hearing these words was like a drop of sunshine on a gray and rainy day. Mary … Continue reading →

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