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Featured Poetry

Judy Mathews – After Weeks Without Rain in Northwest Ohio

September 10, 2023September 7, 2023 Nicholas Trandahl

"After Weeks Without Rain in Northwest Ohio" by poet Judy Mathews is an offering or a prayer to the natural blessings of a place.

Tagged nature, nature worship, offering, Poem, poet, Poetry, prayer, prayer beads, rain, stormLeave a comment
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Steve Fay – turnings: a suite of poems

August 20, 2023August 15, 2023 Nicholas Trandahl

Steve Fay's "turnings: a suite of poems" is something special, a sequence of earthy fragments tumbling down the page like detritus.

Tagged Beat, Beat Poetry, Beat Zen, earthiness, nature, Poem, poet, poetic sequence, Poetry, sparseness, ZenLeave a comment
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Liam Wholihan – Elegy for a Virgin-Born Bonnethead Shark Pup

August 6, 2023August 3, 2023 Nicholas Trandahl

Poet Liam Wholihan offers a lament for several different things in his complex "Elegy for a Virgin-Born Bonnethead Shark Pup".

Tagged elegy, loss, miracle, miracles, miraculous birth, nature, Poem, poet, Poetry, science, Science and Religion, virgin birthLeave a comment
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Pete Mackey – Finding the Nursery

July 9, 2023July 6, 2023 Nicholas Trandahl

With his "Finding the Nursery", poet Pete Mackey takes us on an amble into the wilderness, where we find evidence of transformation.

Tagged abandoned, discover, forest, growth, nature, Poem, poet, Poetry, reclaim, ruins, woodsLeave a comment
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Jasmine Marshall Armstrong – Yellow-Headed Blackbirds

June 11, 2023June 1, 2023 Nicholas Trandahl

Observant and curious, poet Jasmine Marshall Armstrong draws inspiration and lessons from birds in her poem "Yellow-Headed Blackbirds".

Tagged attention, balance, birds, california, fauna, nature, observation, openness, Poem, poet, Poetry, springLeave a comment
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Michael Grimwood – God Ecology

May 28, 2023May 25, 2023 Nicholas Trandahl

Poet Michael Grimwood takes readers on a journey into divine realms of leaf, blossom, and holiness with his imaginative poem "God Ecology".

Tagged adventure, fantasy, fauna, flora, God, growth, holiness, magic, nature, Poem, poet, Poetry, wild, wildnessLeave a comment
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Why I Write: Jenna Wysong Filbrun

May 13, 2023May 13, 2023 Vanessa Able

In the wake of her new collection, Away, we reached out to poet Jenna Wysong Filbrun to find out more about her motivations and process.

Tagged change, connection, earth, faith, Happiness, loss, nature, Poetry, prayer, Reality, Writing2 Comments
Featured Poetry

Jenna Wysong Filbrun – Aspiration

May 7, 2023May 4, 2023 Nicholas Trandahl

Jenna Wysong Filbrun reminds us that we have so much to learn from the natural world, with her poem "Aspiration".

Tagged Aspiration, aspire, learning, nature, Poem, poet, Poetry, time, tree, TreesLeave a comment
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Bethany Reid – Morning at Glen Cove

April 30, 2023April 28, 2023 Nicholas Trandahl

Like the Psalm that opens her poem, Bethany Reid invites us to praise and rejoice with her poem "Morning at Glen Cove".

Tagged animals, awaken, Awakening, dawn, morning, Morning Poem, nature, nature writing, Poem, poet, Poetry, praise, waking, wildlifeLeave a comment
Featured Poetry

Mary McGinnis – Trail Prayer

April 9, 2023April 7, 2023 Nicholas Trandahl

Just in time for springtime, New Mexico poet Mary McGinnis beckons us out into great outdoors with her poem "Trail Prayer".

Tagged friendship, life, nature, outdoors, paths, Poem, poet, Poetry, prayer, spring, trails2 Comments

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