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Why Worry

Wed, 02 Aug 2017 15:58:37 +0000

In this delightful, whimsical poem, Oliver lists things she has worried about, and then decides worries pointlessness.

Poem on Passing On

Tue, 01 Aug 2017 19:53:33 +0000

When Death Comes is a beautiful ode to the inevitable. Oliver is not afraid to go into that goodnight, but anticipates it with curiosity, while still challenging herself to still be engaged fully in the world.

Finding You

Tue, 01 Aug 2017 19:41:32 +0000

This poem is so personal. . . of following that inner compass we all have to find our uniqueness.

Stunned By Beauty

Mon, 31 Jul 2017 15:52:30 +0000

Barbara Kingsolver is the writer's writer, imho. In this gorgeous essay, she observes the odd behavior of a hermit crab she mistakenly brought back to her home in Tucson from a trip to the Bahamas. The podcast is a reading of the last to pages of the essay. If you like it, please check out the essay in its 16 page entirety. So worth it.

Mary Oliver's Healing Words

Mon, 31 Jul 2017 14:18:07 +0000

I've taken to reading poetry, especially Mary Oliver's, in the wake of all the world events. Her beautiful language not only heals, but gives reason to grab onto joy, whereever we can find it, and whenever it appears. My hope for recording and publishing Oliver's and others' words is that you, too, find respite from a world grown weary of hate and see the beauty in nature, and seize the joy it provides.

Poem,

Mon, 31 Jul 2017 14:01:21 +0000