“When Death Comes” by Mary Oliver
When Death Comes When death comes like the hungry bear in autumn; when death comes and takes all the bright coins from his purse to…
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“Wait” by Galway Kinnell
Wait Wait, for now. Distrust everything if you have to. But trust the hours. Haven’t they carried you everywhere, up to now? Personal events will…
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7 Dog Poems by Mary Oliver
Do poems about dogs qualify as mystical poetry? Mary Oliver’s certainly do. My definition of mystical poetry is any poem “that describes or evokes an…
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“Dark Night of the Soul” by St. John of the Cross
“Dark Night of the Soul” – Translation by Mirabai Starr On a dark night, Inflamed by love-longing– O exquisite risk!– Undetected I slipped away. My…
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“O Noble Love,” by Hadewijch of Antwerp
O noble Love, do in me Your holy will in all things My life and death belong to you. May you make of me One…
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Online Poetry Classes – 10 Things to Know Before Signing Up
So you want to take an online poetry class? This is great news – it makes you unique and interesting. Maybe even a little artsy…
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“One Day In Your Wineshop” by Rumi
One day in your wineshop, I drank a little wine, And threw off this robe of my body, And knew, drunk on you, the world…
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“Self Compassion” by James Crews
My friend and I snickered the first time we heard the meditation teacher, a grown man, call himself honey, with a hand placed over his heart…
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15 Online Poetry Courses – Free and Paid
So, you want to learn how to write better poetry. Maybe you’re just venturing out into the wild lands of poetic verse for the first…
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Kahlil Gibran on Pain
“Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding” And a woman spoke, saying, Tell us of Pain. And he said: Your…
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