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Instructions on Not Giving Up | Ada Limón
We greatly appreciate this poem by the current Poet Laureate of the United States, Ada Limón . If a line or phrase resonates with you, we...
IPM Team
May 16, 20241 min read
In Defense of the Whim | Elizabeth Bolton, PhD
It’s dandelion season again. I love those tiny sunbursts, those little lion’s manes of which there are no shortage on my walks to and...
IPM Team
May 13, 202410 min read
What Is Past Is Prologue | John Fox, PPM
John offers this backstory to Elizabeth Bolton's essay " In Defense of the Whim ". "...what's past is prologue..." from The Tempest by...
IPM Team
May 12, 20244 min read
Thoughts on Healing Poetry and Mental Health | Jim Elsaesser, PPM
Check Sometimes, sometimes things are so unbearable. So heartbreaking, So difficult. You can’t imagine how to survive. Despair, Tears,...
IPM Team
May 11, 20243 min read
Yoga & Poetry: Two Complementary Medicines | E.D. Watson, PPM
In my mental-health tool belt are a number of tools, but the two I rely on most are my yoga practice and my poetry practice. For maximum...
IPM Team
May 9, 20242 min read
How Can I Teach, But to a Friend? | Cathey Capers, PPM
"How can I teach, but to a friend?" ~ Aristotle As Poetry as a Tool for Wellness (PTW) enters a new phase, this phrase of Aristotle’s...
IPM Team
May 5, 20245 min read
Lifting Our Voices to Heal | Amy Webb, PhD
"Poems are invitations...doorways into this inner wilderness, a call to sit and be present to what we discover beyond the borders of our...
IPM Team
May 2, 20243 min read
Poetry of Nature | Mid-Spring | NanLeah
This is a letter available monthly to Poetry of Nature subscribers. For full access to the Poetry of Nature letters please subscribe to the Letters Circle on the membership page . April's air stirs in Willow-leaves...a butterfly Floats and balances. ~ Bashō
NanLeah
Apr 27, 20246 min read
Re-Inventing Will | Amy Webb
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...
IPM Team
Apr 16, 20241 min read
Poetry of Nature | Early Spring | NanLeah
This is a letter available monthly to Poetry of Nature subscribers. For full access to the Poetry of Nature letters please subscribe to the Letters Circle on the membership page . Spring greetings Poetry of Nature Friends! This morning I step out on the magic deck, my hands full of seed, freshwater and hummingbird solution. I am happy. It is the season of Rufus Hummingbirds. I saw my first female this morning! The Band Tailed pigeons have returned and I relish their gent
NanLeah
Mar 31, 20245 min read
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