Poems For These Times
When This Is Over – 6th Grade Version
When I posted the poem When This Is Over, Daniel Zauderer sent me this version that he and his 6th grade class at the American Dream Charter School, Bronx, NY, […]
A Poetic Wake Up Call – Dangers and Opportunities in this Pandemic
Today is Earth Day, the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, in fact. As I’ve posted poems addressing the deep impact of the current coronavirus pandemic on people all over the […]
Poetic Reflections on These Times, On All Times
Readers are sending me poems, and I’m so grateful. Poetry re-opens our minds and hearts to the deep eternal truths of the human endeavor, and buoys us through the roughest […]
A Re-Frame on Going Viral – a poet’s perspective
Image credit BBC Trending From a deeply wise friend and mindfulness teacher, Preetum Shenoy, this zanily insightful poem about how “going viral” has come to mean very, very different things, […]
An Imagined Letter from COVID-19 to Humans – A Poem for Our Times
My friend Marilynne shared this poem at our recent Gourmet Poets Society (Zoom) gathering. A deeply powerful, prescient wake-up call. An Imagined Letter from Covid-19 to Humans Stop. Just stop. […]
When This Is Over – A poet’s perspective on the time of coronavirus
Another poem that illuminates the deeper meanings to be found in the current turmoils and tragedies of the coronavirus pandemic. May it guide and inspire. When This is Over When […]
Poetry Can Keep Us Afloat
Kim Rosen’s excellent book, Saved by a Poem, shows us why poetry can keep us afloat in the most challenging of times, personal or pandemic. Included here are two very […]
Wash your hands…a poem in the time of coronavirus
I’m including here, in its entirety, a timely and relevant poem about washing your hands, opening your heart, finding your courage in a time of distress and potential disruption. Thank […]
Prayer for the New Year
Here’s the annual offering of this wonderful Blessing for the New Year by Kayleen Asbo; may it encourage and inspire you and yours: BLESSING FOR THE NEW YEAR As the […]
A Celtic Poet’s Blessing for the Solstice-New Year
The beloved Irish poet John O’Donohue (1956-2008) gave the world a rich collection of blessings for all occasions on the human journey in his To Bless the Space Between Us. […]