Loretta Staples' series of artworks created at a Zen center are filled with mysterious resonance and connection.
Tag: Meditation
Maureen Martinez – How to Pass as a Woman of Faith
Emerging poet Maureen Martinez slows us down for a moment with her hybrid prose poem "How to Pass as a Woman of Faith".
Lily Tobias – Fennel
In her poem "Fennel", Michigan poet Lily Tobias awakens our senses in the quiet hush of morning, and takes us to the temple.
Jay Jacobs – Last Hour of Solo Retreat on the Peak of a Fearless Mountain
In his poem "Last Hour of Solo Retreat on the Peak of a Fearless Mountain" poet Jay Jacobs invites readers to breathe and accept.
Joe Martyn Ricke – Thanksgiving (A Camino Poem)
Texas poet and singer/songwriter Joe Martyn Ricke's "Thanksgiving (A Camino Poem)" is both a poem and a prayer.
Vincent Hostak – Two Moon Sutras
In his poem, "Two Moon Sutras", poet Vincent Hostak offers a pair of sequences focused on the moon as an object of contemplation.
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.
Richard Pettigrew – Specks
From the shores of Kauai, surfer-poet Richard Pettigrew heads inward, immerses us in microcosm with his poem "Specks".
Matthew Kohut – Rothko Chapel
Matthew Kohut allows readers to contemplate the contrast of darkness and light in the powerful minimalism of his poem "Rothko Chapel".