Mary! I love the poem Seen and Unseen! And I love that you read it to me! How awesome is that? I have recently listened to Ada Límon (I especially like Instructions On Not Giving Up, which not one of the ones I heard) read some of her poems. It is always a treat to be read to. A couple of my yoga teachers, KT and TJ, when they taught yoga in person, used to read poetry during savasana - David Whyte, Hafiz, Mary Oliver, John O'Donohue and others. Sometimes when I read those poems to myself, I can hear their voices. It is a wondrous thing.
Billy Collins, as I've mentioned before is one of my favorite poets. Mark Nepo, as well.
The Guest House, as well as The Great Wagon both by Rumi are a couple long time favorite poems. Newer favorites include The Most Important Thing by Julia Fehrenbacher and In Any Event by Dorianne Laux.
Thanks, Lori! Yes, there's something so moving about listening to poetry read aloud. I just looked up the Ada Limon poem "On Not Giving Up" - beautiful! Here's a link in case others want to check it out: https://poets.org/poem/instructions-not-giving
Thanks for sharing some of your favorites. I'll be sure to check those out. I've been in a reading slump, and poetry - I think - might be just the thing I need.
Fun post! I enjoy poetry. Currently, Topher Kearby is my favorite. He says everything I want to say in a way that makes so much sense. My favorite poem of all time is Desiderata. I heard it for the first time at my college convocation. It was on my wedding program. It hangs in my bedroom. I read it often. It helps me to reset when life is too much.
Thanks for sharing, Sandy! I'm going to look up Topher Kearby; I hadn't heard of him.
And you prompted me to look up Desiderata, which I hadn't read for years. I love these lines especially: "You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here." (Max Ehrmann) Here's a link to the full poem in case other readers want to read/reread: https://allpoetry.com/desiderata---words-for-life
Mary! I love the poem Seen and Unseen! And I love that you read it to me! How awesome is that? I have recently listened to Ada Límon (I especially like Instructions On Not Giving Up, which not one of the ones I heard) read some of her poems. It is always a treat to be read to. A couple of my yoga teachers, KT and TJ, when they taught yoga in person, used to read poetry during savasana - David Whyte, Hafiz, Mary Oliver, John O'Donohue and others. Sometimes when I read those poems to myself, I can hear their voices. It is a wondrous thing.
Billy Collins, as I've mentioned before is one of my favorite poets. Mark Nepo, as well.
The Guest House, as well as The Great Wagon both by Rumi are a couple long time favorite poems. Newer favorites include The Most Important Thing by Julia Fehrenbacher and In Any Event by Dorianne Laux.
Thanks, Lori! Yes, there's something so moving about listening to poetry read aloud. I just looked up the Ada Limon poem "On Not Giving Up" - beautiful! Here's a link in case others want to check it out: https://poets.org/poem/instructions-not-giving
Thanks for sharing some of your favorites. I'll be sure to check those out. I've been in a reading slump, and poetry - I think - might be just the thing I need.
Fun post! I enjoy poetry. Currently, Topher Kearby is my favorite. He says everything I want to say in a way that makes so much sense. My favorite poem of all time is Desiderata. I heard it for the first time at my college convocation. It was on my wedding program. It hangs in my bedroom. I read it often. It helps me to reset when life is too much.
Thanks for sharing, Sandy! I'm going to look up Topher Kearby; I hadn't heard of him.
And you prompted me to look up Desiderata, which I hadn't read for years. I love these lines especially: "You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here." (Max Ehrmann) Here's a link to the full poem in case other readers want to read/reread: https://allpoetry.com/desiderata---words-for-life