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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, PoetryLeave a 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
Weekly Haiku

A Year of Kō: 11th Sekki

July 23, 2026July 23, 2026 Trent Thomson

11th Sekki poems by MADISON WILLIAMS, ELLIOT DIAMOND and COLEMAN DAVIS

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

Gene Hyde – Evening Meditation with Charles Lloyd on the Hi-Fi

July 19, 2026July 18, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

Poet Gene Hyde meditates on the transcendence of a day's collapse into dusk with his "Evening Meditation with Charles Lloyd on the Hi-Fi".

Tagged awareness, Meditation, music, observation, Poem, poet, Poetry, reflection, spiritual jazz, spiritual music, Zen1 Comment
Featured Poetry

Mark J. Mitchell – Lazy Afternoon Poem

July 12, 2026July 11, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

Longtime San Francisco-based poet Mark J. Mitchell eases readers into the warm heavy heart of summer with his "Lazy Afternoon Poem".

Tagged avoidance, Poem, poet, Poetry, prayer, Quiet, sentimentality, Stillness, symbolism, timeLeave a comment
Weekly Haiku

A Year of Kō: 10th Sekki

July 8, 2026July 8, 2026 Trent Thomson

10th Sekki poems by JOSPEH PALMER, ELLIOT DIAMOND and COLEMAN DAVIS

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

Erica Miriam Fabri – The Bride and the Wolf

July 5, 2026July 3, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

Brooklyn poet Erica Miriam Fabri presents a dialogue of love, loss, and acceptance in her dramatic and melancholic "The Bride and the Wolf".

Tagged acceptance, Death, determination, hope, loss, love, Poem, poet, Poetry, survival, ViolenceLeave a comment
Featured Poetry

Francis Weeks – Unfinished

June 28, 2026June 27, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

In five brief lines, Francis Weeks' "Unfinished" has encompassed life, death, and the endless continuation of life.

Tagged birth, change, continuity, Death, life, living, loss, Poem, poet, Poetry, unfinished, ZenLeave a comment
Weekly Haiku

A Year of Kō: 9th Sekki

June 25, 2026June 26, 2026 Trent Thomson

9th Sekki poems by MADISON WILLIAMS, COLEMAN DAVIS and ELLIOT DIAMOND

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

Julia Roberts – Pantry Door

June 21, 2026June 20, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

With Zen simplicity and sparseness, Texas poet Julia Roberts expertly displays routine and familiarity with her brief poem "Pantry Door".

Tagged daily life, domesticity, familiarity, home, Poem, poet, Poetry, routine, Routines, Stillness, ZenLeave a comment

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  • Richard Pettigrew – Drunken Flora
    Surfer-poet of Hawaii, Richard Pettigrew, once again swings by The Dewdrop, this time with a botanical tragedy "Drunken Flora".
  • Constance Clark – This Heat Sculpts a Spell
    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.
  • A Year of Kō: 11th Sekki
    11th Sekki poems by MADISON WILLIAMS, ELLIOT DIAMOND and COLEMAN DAVIS
  • Gene Hyde – Evening Meditation with Charles Lloyd on the Hi-Fi
    Poet Gene Hyde meditates on the transcendence of a day's collapse into dusk with his "Evening Meditation with Charles Lloyd on the Hi-Fi".
  • Mark J. Mitchell – Lazy Afternoon Poem
    Longtime San Francisco-based poet Mark J. Mitchell eases readers into the warm heavy heart of summer with his "Lazy Afternoon Poem".
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