Tag: Mary Oliver

The Prayer of Birds (poetry of Mary Oliver) [SSL192]

“Joy is not designed to be a crumb,” says the late poet, Mary Oliver.
I read and reflect on four of her pieces that come from her book Devotions.

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Learning the Trees [SSL174]

Today, I’m featuring excerpts from an article found in Nautilus magazine online. It’s by Khriseten Bellows called “Death & Rebirth in Forests: On the Lives of Trees”.
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Pockets of the Day [SSL168]
	


	

		I’m thankful for my friends Noel Young and his correspondence and Michael Wright (from his thoughtful weekly newsletter Still Life) for introducing me to the gorgeous, spacious, and needed gems from three poets that I will share with you today: Steve Garnaas-Holmes, Mary Oliver, and Yahia Lababidi.




There is more music on this episode than normal. Don’t rush through listening to this episode. It is only 10:00 minutes. Be patient with all of it and enjoy it. Use it as a way to put a pocket of space and grace in your day (Relaxing Celtic Music ★86 (Short) composed by Peder B. Helland and released by Soothing Relaxation. link)




Feature photo is by Gabrielle DeLay.




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poet Steven Garnaas-Holmes shares his poetry with us LIVE (click to access replay)





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Eps 154: Cassidy Hall; Tending the Fire Within
	


	

		Today my guest is Cassidy Hall.

Cassidy Hall is a talented writer, filmmaker, photographer, one of the co-host on the Encountering Silence podcast, she has a master’s degree in counseling and— she is currently working on a Master’s of Divinity, at Christian Theological Seminary in Indiana





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