Spiritual Poetry Meetup Readings

The Best Poem Ever – Brian Doyle. https://mollystrongheart.blogspot.com/2023/10/brian-doyle-best-poem-ever.html Dear Heart – Jalaluddin Rumi (translated by Maryam Mafi and Azima Melita...

The Journey – David Whyte https://wordsfortheyear.com/2015/08/13/the-journey-by-david-whyte/ The Song of Songs, Verses 7:12-14 – The Shulammite (translated by Ariel and Chana...

Beloved Is Where We Begin - Jan Richardson https://www.afirstsip.com/2021/02/beloved-is-where-we-begin.html When I Am Among the Trees - Mary Oliver https://intrinsicheart.com/when-i-am-among-the-trees/ Rainer...

Emanation (aka It All Moves) – William Stafford https://beautywelove.blogspot.com/2022/12/it-all-moves.html Eve, Afterwards – Patricia Monaghan (from her book, Sanctuary) The poem...

Fall Toward the Glassblower’s Breath (aka “The New Rule”) – Jalaluddin Rumi https://thepoetryplace.wordpress.com/2016/01/30/the-new-rule-by-rumi/ Within the Body You Are Wearing –...

Unison Benediction – May Sarton https://intrinsicheart.com/unison-benediction/ A Patch of Snow – Robert Frost https://allpoetry.com/poem/12282902-A-Patch-of-Snow-by-Robert-Frost When Great Trees Fall – Maya...

Table – Edip Cansever     https://intrinsicheart.com/table/ Reverse Living – Norman Glass   https://uuwestport.org/reverse-living/ Why Are You Unhappy? – Wei Wu Wei https://www.michaeldpollock.com/wei-wu-wei-on-why-your-are-unhappy/...

I Was Passionate – Lal Ded (translated by Jane Hirshfield) https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/55265/i-was-passionate The Door – Jane Hirshfield https://inwardboundpoetry.blogspot.com/2006/10/233-door-jane-hirshfield.html A Dream of...

Issa’s Cricket – Kobayashi Issa (translated by Jane Hirshfield) https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48702/on-a-branch- In Blackwater Woods – Mary Oliver https://lifeonthecutoff.wordpress.com/2011/10/29/in-backwater-woods-mary-oliver/ Courage – Anne...

Vermeer - Tomas Tranströmer  (from the Swedish, translated by Robert Bly) https://wordsfortheyear.com/2015/10/29/vermeer-by-tomas-transtromer/ Images of Salmon and You – Gloria Bird...