Why Poetry – Now More Than Ever? It’s National Poetry Month…for a few more days anyway! For poets like me, it’s always national poetry month…week, day…year! I always think about poetry and how it fits into my life, how I hope it fits into yours, dear readers. The truth is that it took me quite… Continue reading Why Poetry – Now More Than Ever #NPM2016
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Power of Poetry and Rest – Hafiz
"Just sit there right now Don't do a thing Just rest. For your separating from God, From love, Is the hardest work In this World. Let me bring you trays of food And something That you like to Drink. You can use my soft words As a cushion For your Head." (The Gift, pg. 183)… Continue reading Power of Poetry and Rest – Hafiz
Hafiz – The Gift – Getting Guidance from Poets
I used to get up early, sit on the rug in my living room, take out Hafiz The Gift and ask a question from my heart. I'd flip through the book randomly and see what the great poet's response was to my question. Do you do that in your life? Go to a book of favourite poems… Continue reading Hafiz – The Gift – Getting Guidance from Poets
VANESSA SHIELDS, writer 