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James Crews – Winter Morning

June 11, 2025June 11, 2025 Sam Shapiro

The art of gratitude is the art of paying attention, and when we incline our minds toward gratitude, gratitude blossoms.

Tagged attention, Gratitude, Happiness, mindfulness, naikan, pause, Poem, Poetry, Practice, thank you3 Comments
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Matthew Kohut – Rothko Chapel

June 8, 2025June 7, 2025 Nicholas Trandahl

Matthew Kohut allows readers to contemplate the contrast of darkness and light in the powerful minimalism of his poem "Rothko Chapel".

Tagged art, contrast, Darkness, juxtaposition, Light, light and dark, Mark Rothko, Meditation, Poem, poet, Poetry, Rothko Chapel, ZenLeave a comment
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Jesse Knutson – offering no return

May 25, 2025May 23, 2025 Nicholas Trandahl

In "offering no return", poet Jesse Knutson likens the interior of ourselves to the epic vastness of the universe.

Tagged expansion, internal, outer space, Poem, poet, Poetry, secrets, space, things unsaid, thought, unsaid, vastness1 Comment
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Lily Tobias – Dawn Diminutive

May 18, 2025May 16, 2025 Nicholas Trandahl

The simple purity of Lily Tobias' "Dawn Diminutive" is an elegant invitation to slow down and witness the honeyed radiance of morning.

Tagged dawn, Light, Meditation, morning, Optimism, Poem, poet, Poetry, Simplicity, slow living, time, ZenLeave a comment
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Trapper Markelz – Final Wishes

May 11, 2025May 10, 2025 Nicholas Trandahl

Massachusetts poet Trapper Markelz paints a picture of grief and rest in the grey quiet of his poem "Final Wishes".

Tagged burial, Death, final wishes, finality, grief, life, loss, Poem, poet, PoetryLeave a comment
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Danny Diaz – Verdigris

May 4, 2025May 1, 2025 Nicholas Trandahl

Texas poet Danny Diaz reveals to readers of his poem "Verdigris" the hinge upon which viewpoint transforms.

Tagged contemplation, Death, existence, existentialism, metaphysics, mortality, nominalism, Poem, poet, Poetry, universalsLeave a comment
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Bianca Rey – That Night Mongaup Pond Went Silent

April 27, 2025April 24, 2025 Nicholas Trandahl

As readers, we are present in a moment of profound realization in Bianca Rey's poem "That Night Mongaup Pond Went Silent".

Tagged clarity, faith, God, holiness, nature, outdoors, Poem, poet, Poetry, sacredness1 Comment
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Samuel Gilpin – Do You Ever Have the Feeling That the World’s Gone and Left You Behind

April 20, 2025April 18, 2025 Nicholas Trandahl

Samuel Gilpin's poem "Do You Ever Have the Feeling That the World's Gone and Left You Behind" is a catalyst to conclusion and reality.

Tagged abandonment, Loneliness, loss, Poem, poet, Poetry, Reality, Solitude, Stillness, sunsetLeave a comment
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Haley Neddermann – blue

April 13, 2025April 10, 2025 Nicholas Trandahl

Emerging poet Haley Neddermann awakens us all from cold slumber into the sacred glory of the natural world with her poem "blue".

Tagged awaken, Blue, morning, nature, nature worship, Poem, poet, Poetry, spring, thaw2 Comments
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Megan Lynn Hall – On Doctor’s Recommendation

April 6, 2025April 10, 2025 Nicholas Trandahl

Poet Megan Lynn Hall escorts us into discomfort and release with her intense impactful poem "On Doctor's Recommendation".

Tagged agency, control, escape, Fear, massage, Poem, poet, Poetry, power, release, resist, survival, violation, vulnerability2 Comments

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