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Featured Poetry

Gene Hyde – Evening Meditation with Charles Lloyd on the Hi-Fi

July 19, 2026July 18, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

Poet Gene Hyde meditates on the transcendence of a day's collapse into dusk with his "Evening Meditation with Charles Lloyd on the Hi-Fi".

Tagged awareness, Meditation, music, observation, Poem, poet, Poetry, reflection, spiritual jazz, spiritual music, Zen1 Comment
Featured Poetry

Lawrence Bridges – Trees of Ojai

May 24, 2026May 23, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

Poet Lawrence Bridges once again shows readers of The Dewdrop how Zen simplicity and awareness can be a sacred thing.

Tagged attention, awareness, connection, Inner Peace, Interconnectedness, naturalistic, nature, Nature and spirituality, nature poem, nature poetry, peace, Poem, poet, Poetry, ZenLeave a comment
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Book Bits

“Expanding the Universe” – Rick Rubin on Awareness in Creativity

February 25, 2026February 25, 2026 Vanessa Able

What is the role of awareness in creativity and how can we cultivate it to make our world a bigger and clearer place?

Tagged analysis, awareness, Buddhism, creativity, form, mindfulness, noticing, perception, Source, TaoismLeave a comment
Featured Poetry

Carolyn Chilton Casas – Destiny

February 15, 2026February 14, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

The couplets of Carolyn Chilton Casas' "Destiny" reveal an empowering poetic manifesto of awareness and interconnectedness.

Tagged awareness, belonging, connection, destiny, Identity, Interconnectedness, Moon, nature, Poem, poet, Poetry, wildlifeLeave a comment
Book Review

Seasonal Japan: Emi H. Takahashi on the 72 Micro-Seasons and Their Hidden Meanings

January 27, 2026January 27, 2026 Trent Thomson

By Trent Thomson. A review of Emi H. Takahashi’s poetic book, Seasonal Japan: 72 Micro-seasons and Their Hidden Meanings.

Tagged awareness, ginko, Japan, ko, mindfulness, nature, Poetry, poetry practice, Practice, writing practice2 Comments
Featured Poetry

Sheila Lynch-Benttinen – I Ramble the Bog

November 23, 2025November 22, 2025 Nicholas Trandahl

Poet Sheila Lynch-Benttinen revels in all the natural majesty of simply being present with her poem "I Ramble the Bog".

Tagged awareness, being present, environment, nature, nature poem, nature poetry, Poem, poet, Poetry, present, wildernessLeave a comment
Featured Poetry

Neil Flory – ostinati

October 12, 2025October 11, 2025 Nicholas Trandahl

Poet and classical pianist Neil Flory breaks the cold hush of an autumnal moment in his sparse "ostinati".

Tagged autumn, awareness, mindfulness, nature, observation, ostinati, pattern, Poem, poet, Poetry, rhythmLeave a comment
Featured Poetry

Iain Grinbergs – Letter to Shunryū Suzuki (from Northampton, England)

August 3, 2025August 1, 2025 Nicholas Trandahl

Poet Iain Grinbergs draws our attention to the sacred details around us in "Letter to Shunryū Suzuki (from Northampton, England)".

Tagged awareness, Buddhism, hunger, mundane, nourishment, observation, Poem, poet, Poetry, sacred, Shunryū Suzuki, ZenLeave a comment
Featured Poetry

Lawrence Bridges – Rotation

December 29, 2024December 27, 2024 Nicholas Trandahl

Taking a look at time and cycles, acclaimed poet Lawrence Bridges guides readers through this liminal period with his brilliant "Rotation".

Tagged acceptance, awareness, beginnings, cycles, ending, evolution, Poem, poet, Poetry, rotation, time, yearningLeave a comment
Featured Poetry

Milagros Vilaplana – 12 Hours

December 15, 2024December 15, 2024 Nicholas Trandahl

Milagros Vilaplana pulls the veil of ignorance from our eyes with the stark, terse focus of her poem "12 Hours".

Tagged awareness, conflict, destruction, ignorance, Poem, poet, Poetry, positivity, war, world, world eventsLeave a comment

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