How Does Poetry Dance with Grief? An Interview with Hospice Chaplain Maureen Ceidro [interview]
In this interview, hospice chaplain Maureen Ceidro shares stories and advice about engaging poetry with those who are mourning.
In this interview, hospice chaplain Maureen Ceidro shares stories and advice about engaging poetry with those who are mourning.
My friend Judy Walsh-Mellett shares two ekphrastic poems inspired by two different statues of Mary: “Headless Mary” and “Mary and Maga.”
Nine poets demonstrate how writing a poem together nourishes the heart, and strengthens courage in chaotic times.
This holiday season, consider giving a beloved poet the gift of personalized poetry feedback (and/or a “How to Publish Poetry in Lit Mags and Journals” e-guide).
My poem “Lullaby as Lament” is a self-erasure. Check out my thoughts on living in authoritarian countries, and how self-erasure can serve as a powerful form of poetry in restricted environments.
This year for National Poetry Month, poet Rebecca Jane (author of She Bleeds Sestinas) shares why she wrote daily haiku devoted to native plants of California.
My poem “Bound for Foxe’s Book?” explores my own journey with the well-known 16th-century hagiography Foxe’s Book of Martyrs.