Sojourner Songs Book Launch: Day 1

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The wait is over! Sojourner Songs is available. The next ten days are dedicated to celebrating its arrival! Here’s a book trailer to get you excited. You can expect some more trailers and several free book

Why Fret and Gnaw Your Hands? a poem

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He stood alonein the rabble kingdom.The racket and the roar swelled around himso he sat downon a stoneand spoke: “Why fret and gnaw your hands?Why squirm on a bed of nails? Study the gray wagtailwith

The Stranger: a poem

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“Be prepared for The Stranger who knows how to ask questions,” he said. “Be prepared for The Stranger coming from Edom, traveling in the greatness of his strength.” And I remembered stories of a man

Sojourner Songs, coming soon!

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[video_player type=”embed” width=”853″ height=”480″ align=”left” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″][/video_player] Good news, friends! This is the first official book trailer for Sojourner Songs, my new book of poetry which will be released June 1st. I can’t wait to share this

Remember the Time: a poem

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Remember the time when he spoke and something quickened in your bones like a match struck in the dark? You picked up that stretcher and strode into a new day, under a laughing sun, before

Fly-Fishing on the St. Joe: a poem

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All this, cut by water since time immemorial– clear, turquoise, deep– cliffs steep, stooped; moss and leaning green. You and me, lines curled out, behind, and out again; rhythmic and soft landing of fly; rocks

Singing Bowl: a poem

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Here’s a beautiful poem from a poet priest. May it encourage those of you who are learning to live bravely and beautifully out of your emptiness. Click here to watch Malcolm Guite recite “Singing Bowl.”

A Poem For Easter: The Punctuation of Resurrection

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This resurrection is a hard study.It tumbles me unpreparedso I trace its punctuation with my fingers,tracking these scratches that clarify meaning: The exclamation mark:vertical and straightlike a divine finger,like lightning down the sky,like fabric ripped.“It