Poet Lawrence Bridges once again shows readers of The Dewdrop how Zen simplicity and awareness can be a sacred thing.
Tag: Poem
A Year of Kō: 7th Sekki
7th Sekki poems by JOSEPH PALMER, FRAN SCOTT and ELLIOT DIAMOND
Francis Weeks – Taho Buddha
"Taho Buddha" by poet Francis Weeks is a minimalist poem which explores a pivotal moment in Nichiren Buddhism.
Regina Gort-Betances – (Mother) Bear
Regina Gort-Betances' "(Mother) Bear" is a wild and mournful study of loss and grief, written on a canvas of bone, blood, and root.
A Year of Kō: 6th Sekki
6th Sekki poems by MADISON WILLIAMS, JOSEPH PALMER and COLEMAN DAVIS
Deja Carr – We Held Hands in Prayers, Then I Forgot You
Deja Carr, poet and musician, creates a altar to gratitude and mixed blessings with her "We Held Hands in Prayers, Then I Forgot You".
Constance Clark – Why I Stop & Stare
Poet Constance Clark treats readers to springtime interconnectedness and abundance with her masterful "Why I Stop & Stare".
A Year of Kō: 5th Sekki
5th Sekki poems by JOSEPH PALMER, SHERRY WEAVER SMITH and COLEMAN DAVIS
Maureen Martinez – How to Pass as a Woman of Faith
Emerging poet Maureen Martinez slows us down for a moment with her hybrid prose poem "How to Pass as a Woman of Faith".
Jeremy Giles – Grass Field We Named Beach
Like a fistful of sand scattered across white space, poet Jeremy Giles leans into experimentalism in his poem "Grass Field We Named Beach".