Living Poetry

Hear Music with Denise Gentilini Anguish as a Second Language by Denise Gentilini Lyric read at 14:43 Anguish as a Second Language https://www.denisegentilini.com https://www.youtube.com/dgentilini A Road Less Traveled: The Handjian Story by Denise Gentilini https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hckg0XIpQQg&list=OLAK5uy_kRjlYDdv3sp7M4u6dk_6sbPlOe3rLCUFY&index=2 I AM ALIVE - a new musical IG:@denisegentilini

Riding Out at Evening by Linda McCarriston, Talking Soft Dutch, Texas Tech University Press. Thank you to Linda McCarriston and Texas Tech University Press for kind permission and encouragement. Riding Out at Evening read at 18:30 https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/browse?volume=140&issue=3&page=33 The Beatitudes: Jesus taught a series of blessings in the Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew in the Bible. IG: @itsalandrews https://www.porterscall.com

"Warning" and "Sphere" from Full Circle: New and Selected Poems by Mitsuye Yamada, 2019 "Warning" read at 25:25 "Sphere" read at 34:52 Used with kind permission from the poet. Paper Crane Coaching

Bone by Mary Oliver poem read at 16:20 Why I Wake Early by Mary Oliver, Beacon Press, Boston God has planned good things in advance for us. Ephesians 2:10 IG: @storied.living @lorakelleymusic https://www.storiedliving.org https://www.lorakelley.com Spotify: Lora Kelley https://theallendercenter.org

Perhaps the World Ends Here by Joy Harjo https://www.joyharjo.com/ charlottedonlon.com Spiritual Direction for Writers https://www.spiritualdirectionforwriters.com/ Charlotte's podcasts: https://charlottedonlon.com/podcasts IG @charlottedonlon, @spiritualdirectionforwriters, @ belongingthroughart Glen workshop in Seattle https://imagejournal.org/2024-the-glen-workshop The Great Belonging: How Loneliness Leads Us to Each Other by Charlotte Donlon Psalms Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World by Pádraig Ó Tuama Poetry Unbound podcast https://onbeing.org/series/poetry-unbound/

Featured Poetry & Resources: Rachael Clinton Chen The Sacrament of Letting Go by Macrina Wiederkehr Seasons of Your Heart: Prayers and Reflections, Macrina Wiederkehr, O.S.B. Harper One (1991) The Allender Center Podcast Inside Out 2 (2024) dir. Kelsey Mann

Featured Poetry & Resources: Pole Dance by Nita Andrews Frederic Eugene Basil Foley, MD (1891-1966) American Urologist The Clearing by Martha Postlethwaite I Wish in the City of Your Heart by Robley Wilson The Facts of Life by Pádraig Ó Tuama The Lanyard by Billy Collins Dog Songs by Mary Oliver Denise Levertov, British-born naturalized American poet William Carlos Williams, American poet & physician E. E. Cummings, Emily Dickinson, Sharon Olds, American poets Fred Rogers, American television host and author Paul Cezanne, French impressionist and painter Creative Lectio The Talking Day, The Talking Day (Instagram) Processing Trauma Through Poiesis, Allender Center Podcast w/ Sue Cunningham, May 5, 2023

Adam Young, host of "The Place We Find Ourselves" and author of "Make Sense of Your Story," dives into the emotional complexities of trauma and the power of storytelling. He reflects on poetry's profound impact through personal experiences and explores its healing qualities during struggles. The conversation weaves through themes of hope, duality, and the importance of imagination. Young emphasizes the transformative nature of genuine relationships and how embracing vulnerability can lead to unexpected gifts, ultimately celebrating resilience amid challenges.

Featured Fiction & Resources: Deborah M. Prum Help Our Lady of Perpetual Mold Gravity Last Boy Leaving In Darkness as in Light Perfect Days (2023), directed by Wim Wenders The Weight of Glory by CS Lewis The Mind of the Maker by Dorothy Sayers Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott Lisa Cooper Ellison

Featured Poets & Resources: Revolutionary Dreams by Nikki Giovanni The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni 1968-1998, Harper Perennial Healing the Wounded Heart, Dan B. Allender, Baker Books Appendix, The Implications for African-American Women by Linda Royster Beauty for Ashes Counseling, PLLC — Giving Voice to Story Bearing Witness to Stories of Sexual Abuse and Racial Trauma Dan Allender, Sue Cunningham, and Linda Royster