memory Archives - The Dewdrop

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.

Writing from the Colombian Andes, poet Gary Keenan's poem "Big Day" is a chaotic cacophony collapsing into the soft rosy amber of stillness.

A short story on the power of three simple words and how much they can mean and embody.

"Toolbox: Inherited Instruments" is a six-sequence poem of raw ancestral sacredness wielded by Aotearoa (New Zealand) poet Topher Shields.

Love, loss and the biology of endings. BY DAVID WHITEHURST

Remembering love and laughter on the golf course, a quarter of a century ago. BY CLINT MARTIN

Existence is a state of constant flux, as is what it means to be sacred. patricia a. heisser métoyer displays this in her epic "Mastodon".

Emerging French poet and artist Lou Second gives us a window into innermost thoughts with his "At a party, 1.30 am, blasting music to last".

From magical to mundane; art, beauty, and time shared. BY HOPE NISLY

Lewis Hyde weighs up the use of memory and asks, when is forgetting the best strategy?

“Expanding the Universe” – Rick Rubin on Awareness in Creativity
What is the role of awareness in creativity and how can we cultivate it to make our world a bigger and clearer place?
The First Door of Liberation: Thich Nhat Hanh’s Vision of Emptiness and Interbeing
Rather than signifying a lack or a void, Thich Nhat Hanh took emptiness to be a state of inextricable and fundamental interconnectedness.
Mike Travisano – Bob’s Tattoos
A short story on the power of three simple words and how much they can mean and embody.
Sharing the Feeling: Zen Teacher Shunryu Suzuki on Becoming Ourselves
The importance of keeping an empty mind for savoring the present and expressing ourselves in our most authentic way.
Running After Loves – Ray Bradbury on Fostering Hunger in Writing
Finding the truth of our authentic passions is the key to forming the foundations of a writing practice