In his poem "Last Hour of Solo Retreat on the Peak of a Fearless Mountain" poet Jay Jacobs invites readers to breathe and accept.
Tag: Solitude
Samuel Gilpin – Do You Ever Have the Feeling That the World’s Gone and Left You Behind
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.
David Capps – Tree (after Rothko, but not)
At play with immersion, vastness, and solitude, David Capps' "Tree (after Rothko, but not)" is a work inviting readers to explore emptiness.
Naomi Shihab Nye – The Art of Disappearing
A tribute to the serene wisdom of choosing when to step into the light and when to fade into the shadows.
John Paul Caponigro – Test for Echo
John Paul Caponigro's "Test for Echo" is an ode to connection and communication in a world that feels as disconnected as ever.
Rose DeMaris – Song of the Barren Orange Tree Who Is Nourished by Her Own Fallen Leaves
New York City poet Rose DeMaris has given readers a work a elegance and solitude, at times desolate, at times sensuous, at times hopeful and verdant, and at times lonely and self-sufficient.
Like Silt in a Flowing Stream – May Sarton on Solitude and Clutter
May Sarton's Journal of a Solitude is the upshot of a journey into herself, into simplification and self-examination.
Robert Frost – Acquainted with the Night
Robert Frost's sad and somber poem reads like a reminiscence told by a survivor of a period of bleakness so deep that it was something to be hidden
The Only Kind of Courage That is Required of Us
"Only someone who is ready for everything, who doesn’t exclude any experience, even the most incomprehensible, will live the relationship with another person as something alive and will himself sound the depths of his own being." - Rainer Maria Rilke This passage from a letter is the source of one of the poet Rainer Maria… Continue reading The Only Kind of Courage That is Required of Us
Susan Cummins Miller – Pandemic Aubade, Sonoran Desert
Susan Cummins Miller's poem grew out of her interaction with the Sonoran Desert, and the many months she spent in solitude and contemplation at The Desert House of Prayer in Arizona.