As gently as the narrator of the poem relocates a spider, Erika Seshadri carefully places her quiet poem "Eviction Notice" at our feet.
Tag: Zen
Nancy Hamilton – The Door Opened
Nancy Hamilton's enlightening poem "The Door Opened" revels in the glory of openness and emptiness, and overcoming illusions.
Steve Fay – turnings: a suite of poems
Steve Fay's "turnings: a suite of poems" is something special, a sequence of earthy fragments tumbling down the page like detritus.
Adam Jon Miller – anthology
Adam Jon Miller offers readers a peek at a part of series of poems inspired by the ancient Chinese poets with his "anthology".
Seeing Into the Reality of Emptiness
Zen Master Tangen Harada Roshi on how understanding the truth of emptiness can reveal Original Mind.
Jerrice J. Baptiste – Spicy Buddha
With Zen-like simplicity, poet Jerrice J. Baptiste invites us to a seat at her table with the delectable "Spicy Buddha".
Christian Ward – Heron, Returning
Poet Christian Ward's heron, which serves as his poem's centerpiece, weathers the turmoil of life, awaiting much-needed change.
Susan Coultrap-McQuin – Sunday Morning at the Cabin Up North
Poet Susan Coultrap-McQuin shows us nature's sacredness with her poem "Sunday Morning at the Cabin Up North".
Ziyong Chengru – Ten Verses
Chinese Nun Ziyong Chengru on the pain of parting and how to draw solace from the cyclical nature of time and landscape.
David Cravens – American Zen
David Cravens' epic poem "American Zen" counts as one of the more ambitious works ever published in The Dewdrop.