Writing from the Colombian Andes, poet Gary Keenan's poem "Big Day" is a chaotic cacophony collapsing into the soft rosy amber of stillness.
Tag: imagination
Wislawa Szymborska – Conversation with a Stone
Have you ever tried to have a conversation with a stone? How did it go?
Jonathan Koven – Stilled Wings Will Soar
Inspired by the desire to point at a star and give it a name: Jonathan Koven's 'Stilled Wings Will Soar'
Hari B Khalsa – Three Poems
These three poems by Hari B Khalsa were written as part of a larger series in the early days of the Coronavirus pandemic.
A.R. Ammons – Play
The first lines of A.R. Ammons Play are an exaltation of the freedom contained within demise and a call to 'yearn too high' and 'drill imagination through necessity.'
Ursula le Guin and the Importance of Imagination
This essay by Ursula le Guin - a talk given at a meeting of Oregon Literary Arts in 2002 - is one of the longest posts on The Dewdrop to date, which is perhaps appropriate given that the subject of the piece is the merit of reading and the importance of nurturing the imagination. In… Continue reading Ursula le Guin and the Importance of Imagination