In her powerful three-part poem "And what about prayers", poet Jo Matthews explores the potential and constraints of prayer and faith.
Tag: holiness
Kimberly Phinney – Exalted Ground
In her poem "Exalted Ground", award-winning educator and poet Kimberly Phinney blends the boundaries of holiness and the natural world.
Christie Gardiner – Faith, perhaps
In Christie Gardiner's "Faith, perhaps", she shines the yellow-green glow of fireflies on the struggle to retain holiness in one's life.
Ryan Diaz – A Vow of Poverty
With the juxtaposition of piousness and sacredness to desire and indulgence, Ryan Diaz surprises us with his "A Vow of Poverty".
Michael Grimwood – God Ecology
Poet Michael Grimwood takes readers on a journey into divine realms of leaf, blossom, and holiness with his imaginative poem "God Ecology".
Susan Coultrap-McQuin – Sunday Morning at the Cabin Up North
Poet Susan Coultrap-McQuin shows us nature's sacredness with her poem "Sunday Morning at the Cabin Up North".
Will Simescu – Agrapha
Will Simescu's "Agrapha" reveals a search for holiness, contrasting the gritty details of reality with imagery from the life of Christ.
Lina Buividavičiūtė – A Housewife’s Opus Magnum
Lithuanian poet Lina Buividavičiūtė's prose poem "A Housewife's Opus Magnum" reveals a holiness discovered in simplicity and domesticity.
Rebecca Ramsden – Be Thou My Vision
In Be Thou My Vision, Rebecca Ramsden reminds us that poetry and holiness can be found anywhere, and in anybody.
Ellen Skilton – Like Every Good Thing
Ellen Skilton's poem offers poignant words that touch on a universal feeling experienced by humanity in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic - the sacredness of human interaction.