“The subtlest, most sane-making book on contemporary spirituality that I ve read in years. It is also the funniest.” — Joanna Macy I first heard Mary Rose O’Reilly’s name from frequent Contemplify guest, Todd Davis. He mentioned The Barn at the End of the World: The Apprenticeship of a Quaker, Buddhist Shepherd, a book I gladly fell into, and, which led to this conversation about her forthcoming book of poetry. O’Reilly is funny as hell, whipsmart, and has a way of weaving insight with humor. The perfect combo for me. An emerita professor of English at the University of St. …
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Thomas Gardner on Poverty Creek Journal
“The achievement of ‘Poverty Creek Journal’ is precisely that it does retrace that kind of wandering–and, in so doing, makes something lovely and meaningful of a difficult year. Gardner does not go in for pat analogies; he does not claim, as Camus once did about soccer, that running taught him everything about death. Nor does he go in for pat consolation. His journal does not so much end as stop, as if he has simply not yet risen for the next morning’s run.” — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker Thomas Gardner, a literary critic, poet, playwright, and essayist. His accolades run …
Noah Davis on The Last Beast We Revel In
“Noah Davis is a poet whose capacious imagination runs on river sounds and open air.” — Adrian Matejka, Pulitzer Prize Finalist and editor of Poetry. Noah Davis is an award-winning poet, whose collection The Last Beast We Revel In was my first read on my sabbatical. The poetry of Noah Davis is sensual, enlivening all senses whether it be the howling earth, family, dalliances with the beloved, or the creatures that companion and sustain us. This is his second collection of poems, his lyricism and eye hold promise for a bright future. Visit Noah Davis at noahdaviswriter.com Episode Show Notes …