A Gift I Got Lisa from David Whyte

I love David Whyte’s work. Check him out if you haven’t come across him already. A couple months ago he informed us that he’d written another poem, “Sweet Darkness”, and collaborated with a woodcut print artist to create this beautiful...
Letter: how poetry can help you survive

Letter: how poetry can help you survive

Please read to the end. I have a few things to give away. I’ve been thinking a lot about poetry lately. Why poetry? One writer has said poetry is important because we can “say what needs to be said in a direct, powerful and beautiful way”. Which is...

facing the holiday blues

I debated whether or not to add this link to Pam’s thread, but since it deals more with feelings than traditions, I decided to post it on its own.  A friend of mine who writes a blog called Ruby Slippers, made this video on coping with holiday grief.  It was...