In this poem, Misty Anne Winzenried describes a visit to the beach—the children playing in the surf, the endless expanse of sea and sky, the surprises of tide pools—and invites readers to “lick / memories from their fingers” as they recall their own life lessons at the ocean.
In this poem, Jan Lee Ande reminds us that even on “ordinary mornings” we can learn from nature, “that other text written by the finger of God.”
This poem addresses the role of language and creativity in education; it considers a “concrete classroom” future where poets are no more.
In this poem by Courtney Druz we are challenged to “grow beyond the brittle carapace” of our selves and “leap like an ibex” from the “crags” of our doubt.
In this poem, Brandi Gentry uses a recently discovered medieval psalter as poetic bridge to tangling with faith and understanding resurrection.
In this poem, Luci Shaw metaphorically considers the cycles of collapse and reformation that define the spiritual life.
In this poem, Luci Shaw imagines the life-changing, transformative power of insubordinate ideas.
In this poem, Luci Shaw evokes sharp images of winter, mystery, nihilism, and death.
In this poem, Brad Davis attends to feelings of faith and doubt that swim through tragedy’s aftermath.