“A bird made of birds” by Sarah Kay

Today’s poem is a video of a poem published this week on TED by Sarah Kay. She starts her talk … More

Your new favorite Father’s Day poem (a week early)

Since Father’s Day is coming up, I thought I’d share this lovely poem by Robert Hayden (I know I say … More

One of my favorite poets is W.S. Merwin who was famous for his lovely imagist poems that are grounded in … More

Normally, I share a poem on Saturdays. And, I will share a poem tomorrow. But, I find that poetry is … More

As I mentioned, I’ve really been enjoying Alice Walker’s collection of poetry Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart. I … More

One of my favorite podcasts is “On Being” with Krista Tippett. This week, her show featured an interview with Joanna … More

Today I’m sharing a poem that as far as I can tell might only have been published as a Facebook … More

When I was a freshman in college, I had the wonderful experience of getting to hear Maya Angelou speak. It … More

I’ve been sharing a lot about decisions, choices, and satificing this week, so I thought it would be fitting to … More

I was reminded of this poem after listening to Oprah being amazing on her podcast today. The final couplet, “I … More