Louise Glück's essay condemns current trends of pathological optimism, as well as the tendency towards 'the pornography of scars.'
Tag: transformation
G.K. Chesterton – The Convert
G.K. Chesterton's 'The Convert' describes the aftermath of a transition that has taken the poet from an upside-down world onto a shining white road of peace and clarity.
When the Lion Roars
An ancient Buddhist teaching and sutra about the power of the call back to the truth of ourselves.
Robin Knight – Vulpine Nature
Robin Knight's poem about the foxes that inhabit his village and the very special providence in the theft - and retrieval - of a shoe.