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Featured Poetry

Riley Danvers – [Soma]tic

September 20, 2026September 17, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

Oregon poet Riley Danvers reveals what it means to be human in a painful state of flux in her avant-garde [Soma]tic.

Tagged abuse, Body, experimental poetry, life, Poem, poet, Poetry, relationship, Relationships, ViolenceLeave a comment
Featured Poetry

Phach Huynh – Traces

September 13, 2026September 11, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

Ho Chi Minh City poet Phach Huynh reveals all the stories and presences which are held in the lonely silences with his masterful "Traces".

Tagged absence, loss, memories, memory, Poem, poet, Poetry, presence, Quiet, restraint, Silence, Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Vietnamese Poet, Zen4 Comments
Weekly Haiku

A Year of Kō: 14th Sekki

September 11, 2026September 11, 2026 Trent Thomson

14th Sekki poems by MADISON WILLIAMS, SHAOMEI YU and ELLIOT DIAMOND

Tagged autumn, calendar, fall, Haiku, ko, micro seasons, Poem, Poetry, Seasonal, ZenLeave a comment
Featured Poetry

Halina Goldstein – How to Play the Gong

September 6, 2026September 5, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

Spiritual teacher and poet Halina Goldstein unfolds a rhythm of vibrancy, glory, and emptiness with her poem "How to Play the Gong".

Tagged Buddha, buddha nature, empowerment, gong, music, Poem, poet, Poetry, rhythm, spiritual music, ZenLeave a comment
Weekly Haiku

A Year of Kō: 13th Sekki

August 29, 2026August 29, 2026 Trent Thomson

13th Sekki poems by BENJAMIN TANNER LLOYD, SHAOMEI YU and ELLIOT DIAMOND

Tagged autumn, calendar, fall, Haiku, ko, micro seasons, Poem, Poetry, Seasonal, ZenLeave a comment
Featured Poetry

Jonathan Jones – man in the rain

August 16, 2026August 14, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

It's not without harshness and brutal honesty that poet Jonathan Jones lays out all the discomforts of reality in his poem "man in the rain".

Tagged atheism, chaos, faith, God, illusion, nihilism, Poem, poet, Poetry, Reality, Suffering, truthLeave a comment
Weekly Haiku

A Year of Kō: 12th Sekki

August 14, 2026August 14, 2026 Trent Thomson

12th Sekki poems by JOYCE RITCHIE, ELLIOT DIAMOND and COLEMAN DAVIS

Tagged calendar, Haiku, ko, micro seasons, Poem, Poetry, Seasonal, summer, ZenLeave a comment
Featured Poetry

Nathan Bakken – How to Be a Theologian

August 9, 2026August 8, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

Poet and theologian Nathan Bakken writes a three-part discourse on working in faith with his poem "How to Be a Theologian".

Tagged faith, love, Poem, poet, Poetry, reflection, religion, theologian, theologyLeave a comment
Featured Poetry

Richard Pettigrew – Drunken Flora

August 2, 2026August 2, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

Surfer-poet of Hawaii, Richard Pettigrew, once again swings by The Dewdrop, this time with a botanical tragedy "Drunken Flora".

Tagged beauty, Death, flora, flowers, glory, loss, Meditation, nature, perish, Poem, poet, Poetry1 Comment
Featured Poetry

Constance Clark – This Heat Sculpts a Spell

July 26, 2026July 26, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

Allow the summer heat of Constance Clark's "This Heat Sculpts a Spell" soak into you, as her poem unfolds its petals as an ode to connection.

Tagged companionship, connection, heat, intensity, ko, life, micro seasons, Poem, poet, Poetry, Seasonal, seasons, Solitude, summerLeave a comment

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- POETRY-

  • Riley Danvers – [Soma]tic
    Oregon poet Riley Danvers reveals what it means to be human in a painful state of flux in her avant-garde [Soma]tic.
  • Phach Huynh – Traces
    Ho Chi Minh City poet Phach Huynh reveals all the stories and presences which are held in the lonely silences with his masterful "Traces".
  • A Year of Kō: 14th Sekki
    14th Sekki poems by MADISON WILLIAMS, SHAOMEI YU and ELLIOT DIAMOND
  • Halina Goldstein – How to Play the Gong
    Spiritual teacher and poet Halina Goldstein unfolds a rhythm of vibrancy, glory, and emptiness with her poem "How to Play the Gong".
  • A Year of Kō: 13th Sekki
    13th Sekki poems by BENJAMIN TANNER LLOYD, SHAOMEI YU and ELLIOT DIAMOND
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