How the countless tiny impressions of family life shape the evolution of love, touch, and communication. BY RANDI MILLER
Jeremy Giles – Grass Field We Named Beach
Like a fistful of sand scattered across white space, poet Jeremy Giles leans into experimentalism in his poem "Grass Field We Named Beach".
A Year of Kō: 4th Sekki
4th Sekki poems by JOYCE RITCHIE, DIANA LIVI and VIRGINIA FOLGER
Lily Tobias – Fennel
In her poem "Fennel", Michigan poet Lily Tobias awakens our senses in the quiet hush of morning, and takes us to the temple.
The Merlin (Surprised by Joy)
An injured merlin opens the door to the way in which grief and joy are so bewilderingly intertwined in our hearts. BY DEREK FURR
Roshi Joan Halifax and The Way of Haiku
A collection of haiku offered by Roshi Joan Halifax.
A Year of Kō: 3rd Sekki
3rd Sekki poems by COLEMAN DAVIS, LAILA BRAHMBHATT, WILLIAM KILGORE
Gary Keenan – Big Day
Writing from the Colombian Andes, poet Gary Keenan's poem "Big Day" is a chaotic cacophony collapsing into the soft rosy amber of stillness.
Roderick Wilson – Practicing Resurrection
New York poet Roderick Wilson wipes the snow from the threadbare conclusion of wintertime, on the cusp of transition.
The Taste of Honey, the Sting of Bees
When a wild honeybee colony claims an empty backyard hive, their arrival could be a divine metaphor for a new relationship. BY STACEY BALKUN