The prose poem "Dear Mayor" by Massachusetts poet Pamela Wax immerses us in layers of spiritual practice, grief, loss, and longing.
Tag: Longing
Ryan Diaz – Our Lady of Longing
The Dewdrop once again features work from New York poet and theologian Ryan Diaz, who threads the needle between desire and purity.
Karlié Rodríguez – Slashed by the Swamp
In her prose poem "Slashed by the Swamp", Karlié Rodríguez allows readers into the swamp for a peek at the tragedy of want.
‘How Can I Best Serve the World?’: Brother David Steindl-Rast on Finding Our True Vocation
Brother David on doing what you love, being aware of your gifts, and bringing your best self to the table.
Khrystia Vengryniuk – Selections from “About My Old White Drake”
Celebrated Ukrainian poet Khrystia Vengryniuk offers three selections from her upcoming poetry collection, About An Old White Drake.
Kai-Lilly Karpman – On Want
Poet Kai-Lilly Karpman unleashes another salvo against a violent patriarchy in her revelatory and melancholy "On Want".
On Being Plan B
BY ELIZABETH BLUE The car that had been broken into wasn't mine. It wasn't his, either. Technically it belonged to his girlfriend – his primary partner of fifteen years.
Rebecca Solnit’s Blue of Distance
Solnit pays tribute to the color that fills the space between herself and the object of her longing, and reflects on how this blue can in some ways be understood as love itself.