Amanda Gorman

“our kingdom come has just begun”

Amanda Gorman is a poet and a prophet. Her words time and again take away our breath while filling us with hope and imagination of what might be possible. I share with you her poem This Sacred Scene spoken at the Democratic National Convention, but addressed to us all. I share her words not asContinue reading ““our kingdom come has just begun””

Happy New Year!

The year has started and much like the one we have just left behind, we continue to have the same struggles and opportunities. Today I wish to share two very short poems from Amanda Gorman, a poet who fills us all with hope and hopefulness. Her words are as eloquent and as graceful as theContinue reading “Happy New Year!”

Today, this is my 100th post! What fun I have had week after week pondering which poem to select. Some weeks of course have been much harder than others and all along the way I have tried to keep my eyes and ears open to the ever enlarging volume of poetry. From old favorites, T.S.Continue reading “Amanda Gorman”

From the Rising of the Sun

You may have been wondering when I would turn to the prophetic voice of Amanda Gorman. The celebration of the life of Martin Luther King Jr. which falls tomorrow here in the USA, is a perfect moment to move from one prophetic voice to another. Amanda became known to so many with her words andContinue reading “From the Rising of the Sun”

“To see ourselves as other see us!”

Scotland’s National Bard, Robert Burns, was born on January 25th 1759 and each year his birth is celebrated in a feast of food and words known as Burns Night or Burns Supper on or close to January 25th. Of his many words I take just a few today from his poem To a Louse andContinue reading ““To see ourselves as other see us!””