Poetry

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been yours / completely. | Ninth Elegy, Rilke: https://poetrysociety.org/poems/ninth-elegy

“Poetry can break open locked chambers of possibility, restore numbed zones to feeling, recharge desire,” Adrienne Rich

Maria Popova • The Story Behind Dylan Thomas’s “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” and the Poet’s Own Stirring Reading of His Masterpiece

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If—

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Poetry is an essential part of society—but only as itself and not as a vehicle for something else.

Micah Mattix • The Integrity of Poetry | Micah Mattix

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The Integrity of Poetry | Micah Mattix

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Apropos of nothing.

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I want to know

if you are prepared to live in a world

with its harsh need

to change you. If you can look back

with firm eyes

saying this is where I stand.

— David Whyte, 'Self-Portrait' [from Fire in the Earth]

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Film, Music & Poetry

MargaretC • 4 cards

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The Invitation

It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing.

It doesn’t interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dream, for the adventure of being alive.

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Esther Ekhart • The Invitation, a poem by Oriah Mountain Dreamer

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