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Featured Poetry

Carolyn Chilton Casas – Destiny

February 15, 2026February 14, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

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

Tagged awareness, belonging, connection, destiny, Identity, Interconnectedness, Moon, nature, Poem, poet, Poetry, wildlifeLeave a comment
Book Review

Seasonal Japan: Emi H. Takahashi on the 72 Micro-Seasons and Their Hidden Meanings

January 27, 2026January 27, 2026 Trent Thomson

By Trent Thomson. A review of Emi H. Takahashi’s poetic book, Seasonal Japan: 72 Micro-seasons and Their Hidden Meanings.

Tagged awareness, ginko, Japan, ko, mindfulness, nature, Poetry, poetry practice, Practice, writing practice2 Comments
Featured Poetry

Jay Jacobs – Last Hour of Solo Retreat on the Peak of a Fearless Mountain

January 11, 2026January 10, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

In his poem "Last Hour of Solo Retreat on the Peak of a Fearless Mountain" poet Jay Jacobs invites readers to breathe and accept.

Tagged acceptance, dragon, fog, Meditation, mountain, nature, non-resistance, openness, Poem, poet, Poetry, Solitude1 Comment
Featured Poetry

Jenna Wysong Filbrun – Epiphany

December 14, 2025December 12, 2025 Nicholas Trandahl

As many faiths lean into the spiritual essence of the holiday season, poet Jenna Wysong Filbrun returns to The Dewdrop with "Epiphany".

Tagged christian, christmas, epiphany, gifts, holiday, inclusion, love, Magi, nature, Poem, poet, PoetryLeave a comment
Featured Poetry

James Roderick Burns – Waka waka waka

December 7, 2025December 7, 2025 Nicholas Trandahl

Prolific short form poet James Roderick Burns returns to The Dewdrop with a themed set of tanka "Waka waka waka".

Tagged Micropoetry, nature, Poem, poet, Poetry, short form, short poetry, tanka, waka, ZenLeave a comment
Featured Poetry

Sheila Lynch-Benttinen – I Ramble the Bog

November 23, 2025November 22, 2025 Nicholas Trandahl

Poet Sheila Lynch-Benttinen revels in all the natural majesty of simply being present with her poem "I Ramble the Bog".

Tagged awareness, being present, environment, nature, nature poem, nature poetry, Poem, poet, Poetry, present, wildernessLeave a comment
Featured Poetry

Jack Phillips – What We Learn in the Woods

November 16, 2025November 15, 2025 Nicholas Trandahl

Lebanese-American poet and naturalist Jack Phillips revels in the sacredness, wisdom, and romanticism of wild places.

Tagged holiness, love, nature, nature poem, nature poetry, nature worship, Poem, poet, Poetry, sacredness, wilderness, WisdomLeave a comment
Featured Poetry

Neil Flory – ostinati

October 12, 2025October 11, 2025 Nicholas Trandahl

Poet and classical pianist Neil Flory breaks the cold hush of an autumnal moment in his sparse "ostinati".

Tagged autumn, awareness, mindfulness, nature, observation, ostinati, pattern, Poem, poet, Poetry, rhythmLeave a comment
Poetry

Heather Swan – Another Day Filled with Sleeves of Light

October 10, 2025September 28, 2025 Sam Shapiro

In our time alive, what if we trusted just as the falling raindrop trusts the holding of the approaching ocean?

Tagged faith, Joy, letting go, Light, lily, nature, nourishment, ocean, plant, trust1 Comment
Featured Poetry

Carsten Czarnecki – Hunter’s Curse & Cure

October 5, 2025October 3, 2025 Nicholas Trandahl

With primal surrealism, poet Carsten Czarnecki serves as a guide into a sort of dark mysticism in his poem "Hunter's Curse & Cure".

Tagged dark, Death, healing, hunter, hunting, nature, Poem, poet, Poetry, prey, Violence1 Comment

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