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Dear Poetic Medicine Friends, The months roll on and on! This morning I am feeling that this is different than what relationships are about. When I begin this letter “Dear Poetic Medicine Friends” I slow down and someone’s face will appear. I slow down and drop inside to hear what my heart wants to say to you. The Choice to Slow Down In order to “drop inside” I slow down. I must slow down. Wherever that mysterious place is, the clock isn’t ticking. Good fortune my heart is be

Wayne Gilbert: July 1, 1950 - September 23, 2025 Mari Alschuler: May 3, 1958 - September 20, 2025 I am writing to share news about the deaths of two brilliant people in the field of poetry therapy. Wayne Gilbert and Mari Alschuler are those brilliant people and practitioners. I met Wayne and Mari in the same year – 1995. They died this September. Their blessing, the direct experience by which I treasure each – 30 years of goodness, courage, love, vulnerability, giftedn

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Dear Friend of Poetic Medicine,   To begin this letter I want to pause to remember Mari Alschuler -- an important person in my experience...

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This letter is one of a monthly series available to Poetry of Nature  subscribers. For full access to the  Poetry of Nature  letters please subscribe to the Letters Circle on the membership page . Dear PON Friends, Soon cometh the equinox, and with it the very welcome cool winds and bright colors and clear starry nights of autumn! The fall equinox arrives in the Northern Hemisphere on September 22 at 11:19 AM Pacific time this year. Harvest time. My wife Leslie and I met in

If a line or phrase resonates with you, we invite you to use it as a starting point to create your own poem. We welcome you to share your...

This letter is one of a monthly series available to Poetry of Nature  subscribers.

If a line or phrase resonates with you, we invite you to use it as a starting point to create your own poem. We welcome you to share your...

Bill Moyers (1934-2025) died at the age of 91 on Thursday, June 26th. I am grateful to him beyond measure. When reading his obituary in...