“Reading Todd Davis’s gorgeous poems, you can’t help but feel that the capacities of human vision, and also our appetite for exactly this way of seeing and naming, have been mysteriously, precisely increased.”
—Jane Hirshfield, author of Come, Thief and The Beauty
Backporch Advent Outpost with Todd Davis (#1)
Blessed Darkness and Blessed Light, this Advent season. Here, In the midst of Season Two of Contemplify, I am sliding in a bonus episode. This is the 2nd annual Backporch Advent Outpost on Contemplify. For those who recall, last year poets and teachers offered poems, prayers and practices. This year, it will be one poet in each outpost, offering their poetry to gild the thin space beyond waiting or reception.
Pour a tea or a finger of rye, consider this your Advent nightcap.
Todd Davis, will be reading two poems from his forthcoming book of poetry Coffin Honey from Michigan State University Press.
Take a sip, breathe a little deeper. Here is Todd Davis reading us first, “Of This World” and second, “Wayfaring”.
Check out Todd Davis’ work at todddavispoet.com
Pre-order Coffin Honey by Todd Davis at MSU Press
Listen to Contemplify interview with Todd Davis (2019) and his contributions to the inaugural Advent Outposts (2020)
Books by Todd Davis
- Coffin Honey (Feb 2022)
- Native Species
- Winterkill
- In the Kingdom of the Ditch
- The Least of These
- Some Heaven
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