Regina Gort-Betances' "(Mother) Bear" is a wild and mournful study of loss and grief, written on a canvas of bone, blood, and root.
Tag: Death
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
dewdrops: Winter Week 3
Winter Week 3 BY FELICIA NAY
Brooks Lampe – Shiver-Morning Baptism
Oregon poet Brooks Lampe welcomes a strange tranquil newness with his remarkable "Shiver-Morning Baptism".
Becoming Yourself – A Conversation with Jiryu Rutschman-Byler
“The vastness isn’t somewhere else. It’s right here, embodied in the most ordinary activities.”
Mike Travisano – Bob’s Tattoos
A short story on the power of three simple words and how much they can mean and embody.
Carsten Czarnecki – Hunter’s Curse & Cure
With primal surrealism, poet Carsten Czarnecki serves as a guide into a sort of dark mysticism in his poem "Hunter's Curse & Cure".
Andy Chaleff on the Transformative Power of Facing Up to Our Fears
In this podcast episode, I explore death and the fear of mortality with Andy Chaleff, and we discuss how these experiences have shaped our lives.
Aviyah Abrams – Soul-Cloud of a Son
With her three-part poem "Soul-Cloud of a Son", poet Aviyah Abrams wanders the tragic contours of loss through the radiance of verse.
Pamela Wax – Dear Mayor
The prose poem "Dear Mayor" by Massachusetts poet Pamela Wax immerses us in layers of spiritual practice, grief, loss, and longing.