Quote for Today: Julia Cameron
At root, a pearl is a ‘disturbance’ a beauty caused by something that isn’t supposed to be there, about which something needs to be done. It is the interruption of …
Featured Artist: Janet Rogers
Meet Janet Rogers, a leading voice in the indigenous community and a marvelous poet, media artist and much more. It is a great honor to feature her video poem, Ego …
40 days of poetry: Day 40: History Will Remember by Donna Ashworth
The last of our poems for our 40 days of poetry is History Will Remember by Donna Ashworth. Thanks for listening and note that our new Globe-trotting Travel Series begins …
40 days of Poetry: Day 30: Try to Praise the Mutilated World by Adam Zagajewski
Day 30: My dear friend Maureen McCarthy suggested this beautiful poem, Try to Praise the Mutilated World by Adam Zagajewski. It’s about remembering the good things, which are often small …
40 days of poetry: Day 29: Spell Against Sorrow by Kathleen Raine
Melanie is back today to read Spell Against Sorrow by Kathleen Raine. How do we drive away our grief, sorrow and fear? Day 29.
40 days of poetry: Day 26: Central Park at Dusk by Sara Teasdale
Day 26, Melanie Shank returns to bring us Central Park at Dusk by Sara Teasdale, a beautiful, short snapshot of Central Park in NYC, a place where you could find …
40 days of poetry: Day 20: To a Dancer by Katherine McDaniel
40 days of poetry: Day 20: To a Dancer by Katherine McDaniel. This is a poem that I wrote a few years ago. It seems all the more pertinent now …
40 days of poetry: Day 19: Ficus Carica Sonnet by Hoa Nguyen
Day 19: Ficus Carica Sonnet by Hoa Nguyen. This poem is about death and how our thoughts and words can choke us. Is it better to speak or be silent?
40 days of poetry: Day 16: Labyrinth by Kenyatta Rogers
Day 16 of 40 days of poetry: Labyrinth by Kenyatta Rogers. Home, social class and circumstance–how do we escape these mazes we know so well? In response to the Covid-19 …
40 days of poetry: Day 15: One Art by Elizabeth Bishop
Day 15: Elizabeth Bishop‘s One Art is about losing things. In response to the Covid-19 outbreak around the globe, Synkroniciti will be posting a video of a poem every day …