Let me respectfully remind you:Life and Death are of supreme importance.Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost.On this night, the days of our life are decreased by one.Each of us should strive to awaken.Awaken! Take heed! Do not squander your life. – Evening Gatha Birthdays are akin to over-excited neighbors. You either appreciate their intrusions or avoid them like Homer Simpson does Ned Flanders. I treat birthdays like Flanders. I love a good party, cake, and sing-song version of ‘Happy Birthday’, but I am slow to allow the spotlight to turn squarely onto my face. A strange confession for …
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Absorbing this World Fully with Todd Davis (Of the Invisible #5)
“Many poets feel that they know the natural world, Todd Davis has absorbed this world fully into his heart and mind. He is a fine, rare poet.” – Jim Harrison, author of Legends of the Fall Episode Show Notes Books by Todd Davis Native Species Winterkill In the Kingdom of the Ditch The Least of These Todd Davis full catalog Resources & People Mentioned The Universal Christ by Richard Rohr Center for Action and Contemplation The Least of These by Todd Davis “Face of Jesus” from The Least of These by Todd Davis Joseph Campbell Iron John by Robert Bly …
Maurice Manning on the Symbolic & Actual (Of the Invisible #4)
“Although Manning has been lauded throughout the country for his work — garnering accolades from some of the major poets of our time, like W.S. Merwin, in addition to the numerous awards he has received — he has found his place in this literary life, wearing it now as effortlessly as the patterned chambray shirts he favors. He is a man of the people, intent on bringing poetry and scenes of rural beauty to them, words of the past, but also the present — the poetry of preservation, of all of us.” – Jason Howard, Leo Weekly Episode Show Notes …