Check out my new poem “Autobiography of an Origami Lantern,” a poem whose insights surprised me after I gave myself permission to play with origami earlier this year.
Check out my verse paragraph poem “Cabin Fever Compels Me to Bike to the Anacostia River,” along with an explanation of the verse paragraph form, some famous contemporary examples, and a verse paragraph writing prompt!
Check out my new poem “A Turn in the River,” and learn about the ancient (and Biblical!) poetic form known as chiasm.
As guest contributor Darcy Wiley notes, “Poetry may not solve problems, but it often de-centers them, bending toward small creatures and hidden moments.”
“Unweaving the Veil” celebrates the Feast of the Annunciation. I’d argue it’s also a poem about deconstruction.
God spoke to me, and surprised me, through my own poetic words as well as the words of a colleague this past week.
Check out this Advent pandemic poem, which is one of my attempts at putting the past two years into words.
Many of us are quite preoccupied this week with holiday preparations. Yet I imagine many of us also yearn for some quiet space in the New Year for reflection. Haiku is a perfect form for this practice. Read on to learn more.
Check out my new poem “A Protestant Talks with Saint Rocco,” and learn more about the poetic form called golden shovel.
How do we process unanswered questions and gaps in memory, especially regarding war and wounds? Pastor Poet Patrick Hansel gives us some clues in his new book Quitting Time.
