As promised, I mentioned last Saturday that I would post some of the poems and excerpts from my special P-land class. Here are some of the chosen pieces:
David Whyte "A House of my Belonging"
Ok, I have rediscovered the relevance, the sheer potency and beauty of this English poet. Just brilliant stuff on paper- and there are so many that work great for class, as well as evoke a lot of great thought, reflection. I often use his words to jump start me on some concepts, or questions.
Here are the poems I selected among a bountiful collection of great poems:
"All the True Vows"
"The Opening of Eyes"
"It is Not Enough"
Then I read from Dani Shapiro's upcoming memoir, DEVOTION. It will be available in a few months, and the only reason she graced me with a copy is because she happens to be my college writing teacher way back when, and she is a student of the Joint as well as a beloved friend to Mitchel and me. Talk about holding onto your seat... the book is flooded with a sharp, honest, tender relevant spiritual seeking that is so personal to all of us. I could have read the whole book and enraptured you with the truth of her experiences. The experiences and questions we all have as we take our seat in this quest to live a meaningful life, to make sense of our choices, to ask ourselves the question, as Dani writes, "what is to be done?"
If you would like me to write out the section I read about Faith, let me know and I will be happy to oblige.
Happy poetry hunting.
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I would absolutely love to have you write out the section on faith. I will look for these other poems as well.
ReplyDeleteThanks!