Personal Long-time Favorites
Matsuo Basho, “The Temple Bell Stops” http://www.ronnowpoetry.com/contents/basho/templebell.html
Wendell Berry, “The Peace of Wild Things” https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-peace-of-wild-things/
Brian Bilston, “Refugees” https://brianbilston.com/2016/03/23/refugees/
Emily Dickinson, “If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking” https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/if-i-can-stop-one-heart-from-breaking/
Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés, “How To Silence a Woman”: https://maryannburrows.com/dr-clarissa-pinkola-estes/
Martha Graham, “There is Vitality” http://www.elise.com/quotes/martha_graham_-_there_is_a_vitality
Langston Hughes, “I Too” https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47558/i-too
Li-Po, “Zazen on ching-t’ing mountain” http://sage-ing.org/wp-content/uploads/LiPo-ZazenonChing-tingMountain.pdf
Kabir, “Are You Looking for Me?” https://www.poemhunter.com/i/ebooks/pdf/kabir_2012_5.pdf
Masahide, “Barn’s Burnt Down” http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/Poets/M/Masahide/Barnsburntdo/index.html
John O’Donohue “Celtic Blessing” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rYnWCophIM (this can also be found in Anam Ċara)
Mary Oliver, “Wild Geese” http://rjgeib.com/thoughts/geese/geese.html
Mary Oliver, “Why I Wake Early” http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/mary_oliver/poems/15838
Mary Oliver, “The Journey” http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/mary_oliver/poems/15794
Rumi, “The Guest House” https://allpoetry.com/poem/8534703-The-Guest-House-by-Mewlana-Jalaluddin-Rumi
Maggie Smith, “Good Bones” https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/89897/good-bones
Tracy K Smith, “Ash” https://poetonthepalouse.wordpress.com/2015/11/18/ash-poem-by-tracy-k-smith/
Tracy K Smith, “Unrest in Baton Rouge” https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/unrest-baton-rouge
Alice Walker, “Desire” https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/desire-175/
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For your breath, art, and soul: Poets and authors worth following on social media
Jasmin Kaur @jusmun
Rupi Kaur @rupikaur_
nayyirah waheed @nayyirah.waheed
Nikita Gill @nikita_gill
Atticus @atticuspoetry
Mary Oliver @PoetMaryOliver
Alice Walker @authoralicewalker
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