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Shirt Poems—Luci Shaw
by Luci ShawHow obediently the necessary words arrange themselves along the line of my typing, their damp, colored nouns and adjectives pegged on a…
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A Little Free Library—Karen An-hwei Lee
You’re free to call it whatever you wish.
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Join Us for Poetry Hours
Every Friday at noon, we open our digital doors to invite poets to come write poetry together on Zoom for one hour.
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What I Saw Then—Paul Mariani
For my dear son, Fr.
Jan 19
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Tipping Your Kayak—Sarah Chestnut
I am a woman I don’t recognize: impulsive, unstopping.
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Nativity Poems—Tania Runyan
Angel at the Nativity
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A Liturgy Before Writing—Malcolm Guite
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How to Be a Poet—Wendell Berry
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Paying Attention—Andrew Peterson
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Christ's Last Words Were a Poem—Abram Van Engen
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Shirt Poems—Luci Shaw
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Shirt Poems—Luci Shaw
by Luci ShawHow obediently the necessary words arrange themselves along the line of my typing, their damp, colored nouns and adjectives pegged on a…
Feb 2
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Trying to Explain What Knafeh is— Andrew Calis
We have invited Andrew Calis, author of Which Seeds Will Grow (Paraclete Press), to take over the Substack this week.
Apr 8, 2025
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Estuary—Luci Shaw
We’ve invited the renowned Christian poet, Luci Shaw, to take over the Substack this week.
Mar 31, 2025
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Let the Heavens Turn Around—Elise Meredith Jimison
This poem is from a forthcoming illustrated poetry anthology from Bandersnatch Books called I've Got a Bad Case of Poetry, edited by Rachel S.
Feb 26, 2025
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The Jumblies Sail Again (with apologies to Edward Lear)—Jennifer Trafton
Part of the forthcoming anthology “I’ve Got a Bad Case of Poetry.” Support the Kickstarter to help bring the book into the world.
Feb 25, 2025
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Commissioned Poetry
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Christmas Eve Eve—Angela Alaimo O'Donnell
We have invited Angela Alaimo O’Donnell to be the second of a pair of poets commissioned to write Advent poems for this Substack.
Dec 23, 2024
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Upon the Winter Solstice & Fourth Sunday of Advent Falling on the Same Day—Angela Alaimo O'Donnell
We have invited Angela Alaimo O’Donnell to be the second of a pair of poets commissioned to write Advent poems for this Substack.
Dec 22, 2024
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Solstice Poem—Angela Alaimo O'Donnell
"The day is brief but bright. Break it with song, invite the darkling world to sing along."
Dec 21, 2024
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The Body in Advent—Angela Alaimo O'Donnell
We have invited Angela Alaimo O’Donnell to be the second of a pair of poets commissioned to write Advent poems for this Substack.
Dec 19, 2024
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Birth—Tania Runyan
We’ve invited Tania Runyan to be our next commissioned poet, and she has written five previously unpublished poems to help us think through and…
Dec 16, 2024
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Joy of My Youth—Paul Mariani
Advent 1952.
Dec 15, 2025
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Four Advent Villanelles from Anna A. Friedrich
by Anna A.
Dec 8, 2025
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Luci Shaw: A Poet Remembers Her Mentor
by Dawn Morrow
Dec 5, 2025
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In Memory of Luci Shaw—A Conversation with Ben Palpant
Editor’s Note: This conversation with poet Luci Shaw (1928–2025) took place last year and later appeared in An Axe for the Frozen Sea, a collection of…
Dec 3, 2025
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Love (III)—George Herbert
Love (III)Love bade me welcome: yet my soul drew back, Guilty of dust and sin. But quick-eyed Love, observing me grow slack From my first entrance in…
Dec 1, 2025
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"Into The Wasteland" with Malcolm Guite
In partnership with our friends at The Trinity Forum, we’re excited to highlight a new Trinity Forum Reading, Malcolm Guite’s “Into The Wasteland…
Nov 24, 2025
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Parable of the Interior—Scott Cairns
Parable of the Interior —we are driving to the interior Every descent is difficult, but this late, chastening trek—a puzzled mind now dipping into an…
Nov 10, 2025
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Rest—Mischa Willett
Rest after W.S.
Nov 3, 2025
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