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As the air starts to cool and the days shorten, a poetic reflection for this liminal time — on the hidden potential that lies in the season ahead.
A loving ode to ancestral land — and to the body of the earth from which we all come and to which we all return.
We can’t take wilderness retreats every time we feel caught up in the world’s madness, but a poem can be a momentary reprieve.
A poem on letting go of our "known way of being" and discovering the wisdom of letting things unfold around us.
A poem from Gregory Orr on the silver lining of a heart shattered open: the knowledge that our broken places are where beauty comes from.
An antidote from Margaret Atwood for the hubris that leads us to claim ownership over the living lands that nourish us.
A monk with a "wicked sense of humor" inspires our columnist to pack his bags when it comes to attaining perfection.
Mary Oliver's knack for finding the grace in life's big questions, and reflecting on them with the calm and clarity of an afternoon on a quiet pond.
A loving ode to an exemplar of old-school hard work and generosity, and a model for public life in our time.
A poem to honor the commonalities that run deeper than our cultural divides — from the San Francisco of the Beat Generation to a modest dive on the Jersey Shore.
The poet's grounded counsel on living a life of generosity and integrity — and a touch of healthy rebelliousness.
To live fully and well, we need diversity — in nature and in our lives together.
Inspired by the quiet eloquence of Hafez and Naomi Shihab Nye, Parker puts forth an appeal for the deliberate, loving care that public life requires of us in these times.
Parker takes up Jane Kenyon's gentle challenge: trust in the natural cycles of light and dark, waking and sleep, life and life's end.
An unlikely spring poem from Mary Oliver turns the dazzling darkness of nature into a lesson on embodying simple gratitude for the gifts we're offered each moment.
Do trees photosynthesize the soul as well as sunlight? With a poem by W.S. Merwin, an appreciation for trees and the spiritual wisdom they impart.
It's a hard time to be human. But that doesn't mean our good work has no value. Parker and Ellen Bass on the beautiful paradox of our smallness and our consequence in the world.
The human soul is a thing to name and celebrate, no matter how we understand its fickle, mysterious nature.
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