Tag Archives: Robert Bly

An Alphabet of Poets – I is for Ignatow (and Bly)

April 13, 2012 – 7:39 pm

  THREE IN TRANSITION (FOR WCW) I wish I understood the beauty in leaves falling. To whom are we beautiful as we go? I lie in the field still, absorbing the stars and silently throwing off their presence. Silently I breathe and die by turns. He was ripe and fell to the ground from a […]

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An Alphabet of Poets – B is for Bly – Part II

April 4, 2012 – 2:20 pm

To celebrate National Poetry Month I am featuring a new poet for each day of April. I will be at my abecedarian best and go through the alphabet from a to z with a few letters getting more than one post! What Is Sorrow For? What is sorrow for? It is a storehouse Where we […]

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An Alphabet of Poets – B is for Bly

April 4, 2012 – 1:45 pm

To celebrate National Poetry Month I am featuring a new poet for each day of April. I will be at my abecedarian best and go through the alphabet from a to z, followed by 4 random choices!   The Roof Nail A hundred boats are still looking for shore. There is more in my hopes […]

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Poetry As A Spiritual Practice – Aching For The Roof

March 15, 2012 – 4:51 pm

I am a hole in a flute that the Christ’s breath moves through listen to this music Shams-ud-din Muhammad Hafiz (1320-1389) from Love Poems from God, trans. Daniel Ladinsky, Penguin 2002 The Sufi poet Hafiz, in his poem above  reminds me I am more than just a physical creature; the breath of the divine moves […]

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