Ode to Pan: Ecstasy and Terror What if the terror isn't something we ever "get over"? What if Nightmare isn't a bridge we cross after paying the trolls' toll, But IS the cross The one we bare --Sisyfus-style-- as we crusify ourselves on the Tree of
Read more…Week 1: "Soulwork, Poetry, Homecoming” (Originally aired January 6, 2016)
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ADVANCE READING, BEFORE WEEK 1 — The suggested reading in advance of our first session is "Phenomenology as a Po
Read more…I saw myself
a ring of bone
in the clear stream
of all of it.
and vowed
always to be open to it
that all of it
might flow through
and the heard
"ring of bone" where
ring is what a
bell does
Read more…Here is the reading and assignment for next Wednesday's session, Week 2: "The Dream & the Poem."
READING: Please click the following links to read the essay, "The Dream and the Poem" plus the poem from Brian, "Dreaming Blackbird."
Read more…Hello, I'm wondering where to find readings for the 4 weeks? Did I miss a link? Glad to be here!
Read more…I wrote this one this morning in honor of the class topic!
January 7, 2016
Read more…An Impressive Anomaly
I flip my computer open in the morning and punch its keys not like the born-blind reading braille but with the brute force of the jazz pianist. I am f
The Yearning
Arising from archaic caverns,
The path is hidden in dark
recesses of memory,
yet the yearning persists.
an ember in the ashes.
a match strikes flint.
Flame flares through dissolving night.
Moth forever draws towards fire,
a winged being of pures
I'll start this thread so we can try to track the books, authors, and poets that come up in the weekly discussions, and also please feel free to "Reply" to this and add your own. Thanks!
In Session 1, I mentioned the book, "The Dream and the Underwo
Read more…A poem I wrote in August of this year....
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When bones and feathers fade to dust
Who can say who passed here?
A small ring of fire blacken'd stones
tells a story of adventure,
of sleepy eyes counting falling
stars, reaching up to cradle the
Read more…This is one of my favorite ways to slow down and breathe. I can't explain what happens when I listen, but it really carries a numinous charge for me.
Probably several of you know it already, but maybe it's time to re-listen. This particular version h
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Read more…ADVANCE READING — The suggested reading in advance of our first session is "Phenomenology as a Poetic Realism,” an essay from Robert Romanyshyn. We will refer to the essay during our first session, so please try to read it before we gather so you hav
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