Moon Archives - The Dewdrop

Emerging poet Maureen Martinez slows us down for a moment with her hybrid prose poem "How to Pass as a Woman of Faith".

Carolyn Chilton Casas – Destiny

The couplets of Carolyn Chilton Casas' "Destiny" reveal an empowering poetic manifesto of awareness and interconnectedness.

Autumn Week 9 BY EDWARD GARVEY

Autumn Week 6 BY DAVID AUBUCHON

Autumn Week 4 BY JENNIFER ANN DENNEHY

In his poem, "Two Moon Sutras", poet Vincent Hostak offers a pair of sequences focused on the moon as an object of contemplation.

Winter Week 8 BY ANNA DIMARTINO

The grandson of a retired samurai, Deshimaru took a lot of wisdom from the principles of martial arts.

Linda Pastan's poem is an ode to the power of the ubiquitous and necessary darkness, and sadness, in our lives.

Samurai Yagyu Munenori uses the popular Zen image of the moon reflected in the water to explain its application in martial arts training.

“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