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Tag: Death

Featured Poetry

Carsten Czarnecki – Hunter’s Curse & Cure

October 5, 2025October 3, 2025 Nicholas Trandahl

With primal surrealism, poet Carsten Czarnecki serves as a guide into a sort of dark mysticism in his poem "Hunter's Curse & Cure".

Tagged dark, Death, healing, hunter, hunting, nature, Poem, poet, Poetry, prey, Violence1 Comment
Interview, Podcast

Andy Chaleff on the Transformative Power of Facing Up to Our Fears

September 28, 2025September 28, 2025 Vanessa Able

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.

Tagged acceptance, childhood fears, cultural perception, Death, grief, mental health, personal experiences, psychedelic experiences, societal norms, suicide, urgency, Varanasi, Wounded Healer, WritingLeave a comment
Featured Poetry

Aviyah Abrams – Soul-Cloud of a Son

September 7, 2025September 6, 2025 Nicholas Trandahl

With her three-part poem "Soul-Cloud of a Son", poet Aviyah Abrams wanders the tragic contours of loss through the radiance of verse.

Tagged beauty, Death, despair, grief, healing, loss, Meditation, mourning, nature, Poem, poet, PoetryLeave a comment
Featured Poetry

Pamela Wax – Dear Mayor

August 31, 2025August 30, 2025 Nicholas Trandahl

The prose poem "Dear Mayor" by Massachusetts poet Pamela Wax immerses us in layers of spiritual practice, grief, loss, and longing.

Tagged balance, Death, Devotion, grief, Longing, loss, Meditation, Poem, poet, Poetry, spiritual, Spiritual Practice, SpiritualityLeave a comment
Featured Poetry

Trapper Markelz – Final Wishes

May 11, 2025May 10, 2025 Nicholas Trandahl

Massachusetts poet Trapper Markelz paints a picture of grief and rest in the grey quiet of his poem "Final Wishes".

Tagged burial, Death, final wishes, finality, grief, life, loss, Poem, poet, PoetryLeave a comment
Featured Poetry

Danny Diaz – Verdigris

May 4, 2025May 1, 2025 Nicholas Trandahl

Texas poet Danny Diaz reveals to readers of his poem "Verdigris" the hinge upon which viewpoint transforms.

Tagged contemplation, Death, existence, existentialism, metaphysics, mortality, nominalism, Poem, poet, Poetry, universalsLeave a comment
Featured Poetry

Erik Manuel Soto – Séance Under a Lunar Eclipse

March 23, 2025March 21, 2025 Nicholas Trandahl

Witness how endings give way to change through the serpentine form of Erik Manuel Soto's "Séance Under a Lunar Eclipse".

Tagged Aztec, change, Death, growth, Latin America, mexico, night, Poem, poet, Poetry, SpiritualityLeave a comment
Weekly Haiku

dewdrops: Winter Week 9

March 4, 2025March 4, 2025 Trent Thomson

Winter Week 9 BY SARAH YOUNG

Tagged Death, flowers, Haiku, seasons, winterLeave a comment
Featured Poetry

Kristine Amundrud – Acreage Song

January 19, 2025January 18, 2025 Nicholas Trandahl

Time and loss isn't ever too far off in Kristine Amundrud's "Acreage Song", but neither is life and resiliency.

Tagged Death, family, grief, healing, loss, mythology, nature, Nordic, Poem, poet, Poetry, rural, winter, wintertime5 Comments
Featured Poetry

David Keplinger – Man Leaves Zen Garden Untended

January 5, 2025January 4, 2025 Nicholas Trandahl

David Keplinger's beautifully-desolate "Man Leaves Zen Garden Untended" is a masterclass in sacrifice and rewilding.

Tagged Buddhism, Death, loss, nature, Poem, poet, Poetry, rebirth, rewilding, wild, wilderness, wildness, ZenLeave a comment

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