Hello friends, the traditions of Christian faith often focus on the divinity of Christ. At Christmas we ought to be reminded that he was born human and humbly in a stable, to consider that our own common humanity binds us together in universal truth. As my poem suggests, the idea of Jesus as a “ruler […]
Hello friends, Thanks to everyone who came by the book launch party for my fourth book of poetry at Donderos’ Kitchen! Although it was long-delayed due to covid concerns, the community reading, as well as the unexpectedly beautiful weather, made the afternoon a real Athens event. Here’s purchasing information about “Interbeing,” which can be bought […]
Hello, friends. The holiday season is here with all of its hurry and celebration. It’s wise to remember that all cultures ancient and modern celebrate a season of endings and beginnings. Religions provide the words and signposts to help guide us along the way, yet there is an ever-renewing principle in all things beyond the […]
Hello, friends. Thanksgiving is a time for gentle reflection as well as enjoying the gifts of here and now. As difficult as the pandemic has made such gifts difficult to find, my own reflection has become a healing of ordinary mind (the title of this poem, which I wrote several years ago) — and more […]
Hello friends, Gary Snyder is a poet, environmentalist, and essayist. His lifelong concern has been the care of the earth and its resources, often in terms encompassing many cultures and beliefs. Here is “Smokey the Bear Sutra,” his very western take on the Diamond Sutra of Buddhism and its tenet “everything endowed with an individual […]