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“Wondrous”

Today’s poem and I keep bumping into each other. I discovered it in my inbox, anthologies, magazines, and even on…

Charlotte's Web, E.B.White, loss and grief, Sarah Freligh

“Variation on a Theme by Rilke”

“I have a real tricky time hearing folks who don’t believe in themselves.” Ted Lasso, Season 1: episode 3 If…

believe, confidence, courage, Denise Levertov, inspirational poems, Ted Lasso

“The Happiest Day”

I read recently that the mind is like Velcro with negative experiences and Teflon with positive ones — latching onto…

coronavirus poetry, journal therapy, lilacs, Linda Pastan, poems about trees, poetry therapy, spring poems

“My Honest Poem”

Poetry is in a good place. Its popularity has increased since Amanda Gorman’s captivating Inauguration reading. Attendance is up at…

"My Honest Poem", national poetry month, Rudy Francisco

“Calgary 2 A.M.”

Come mid-February, many of us who live up north are done with winter. We’ve enjoyed the holidays, we’ve had our…

Calgary 2 A.M., Christopher Wiseman, gratitude poems, Kwohtations.com

“Happiness”

Robert Frost said, “Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.” Today’s poem, “Happiness” by Stephen Dunn,…

Happiness poems, Stephen Dunn

“The First Book”

Happy New Year, dear readers! Today’s poet, former US Poet Laureate Rita Dove, is an avid reader who has loved…

poetry therapy, reading and poetry, Rita Dove, The Book of Delights, The First Book

“Sweet Darkness”

Happy Winter Solstice! As the days shorten here in the northern hemisphere, I’ve been reading poems about the dark. It…

David Whyte, Sweet Darkness by David Whyte, Winter poems, Winter Solstice Poems

“What You Missed That Day You Were Absent from Fourth Grade”

“You live you learn.” — Alanis Morissette In today’s poem, we meet Mrs. Nelson who teaches her fourth grade students…

Brad Aaron Modlin, pandemic poetry, poetry therapy

“One Art”

“One Art” by Elizabeth Bishop, has been on my mind recently as President Trump continues to refuse to accept his…

Elizabeth Bishop, One Art, poetry about loss

“Oatmeal”

Today’s poem is a reminder that we are never too old for imaginary play. If Galway Kinnell can share a…

Galway Kinnell, pandemic poetry, poems for coronavirus, poetry, poetry therapy

“Ghost Pipes”

Barbara Kingsolver, former biologist and author of numerous bestselling novels including The Poisonwood Bible, Animal Dreams, and Prodigal Summer, has…

Barbara Kingsolver, ghost pipes, How to Fy (In Ten Thousand Easy Lessons), Poetry about nature

“Still I Rise”

Polarization, pandemic, the planet. What’s next? Fellow reader Mary Zoll nailed it with her recent 6-word memoir. It feels like the…

Maya Angelou, Resiliency poems, Still I Rise

“Elder Care”

Do you notice the background music playing in retail stores? I rarely do and am still surprised when my husband…

poetry for coronavirus, Ron Koertge, Together in a Sudden Strangeness

“i am running into a new year”

For many of us, September feels like a fresh start — even more than January. Regardless of age, September signals…

i am running into a new year, Lucille Clifton, poetry therapy

“maggie and milly and molly and may”

“Perhaps the truth depends upon a walk around the lake.” Wallace Stevens Or a stroll at the beach? Today’s whimsical…

e.e. cummings, Jon J. Muth, maggie and milly and molly and may, ocean poems

“Four A.M.”

I was up at four in the morning the other day, and along with the murky thoughts that seem to…

"Four A.M.", Rives, The Museum of Four in the Morning, Wislawa Szymborska

“My Dead Friends”

Not to be morbid, but when you reach a certain age, the number of dead friends and relatives you have…

Marie Howe "My Dead Friends", poetry therapy

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