“Today, almost 43 years after Ohio’s “Storm of the Century,” it’s blizzarding around my house here in South Dakota. And that’s not the only storm raging.”
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“What would this trembling world look like if more of us started each day by ritually acknowledging our own power to make a difference? If we dedicated ourselves to spreading beauty, for the sake of promoting good?”
‘You and I are mail carriers from a world of light. Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night will stay us from the swift completion of our appointed rounds.”
A night hike reveals how magical the world appears in varied shades of black; how, without light, our senses team up to safely navigate; how profound ignorance of what’s coming next forces us to pay close attention to every step we take.
Back in 1999, when Phyllis lived by choice for 47 days on the streets of Columbus, “Grateful, grateful!” was her shortest, most meaningful prayer. This year, in celebration of Thanksgiving, she invited readers of her…
Poet and anthologist James Crews interviews Phyllis and Ruby R. Wilson, her co-editor on the award-winning Poetry of Presence, about the back story of the collection. Read the in-depth article here.
Poetry of Presence, co-edited with Ruby R. Wilson, has officially been released! $21.95 USD 248 pp. 6″ x 9” Quality Paperback ISBN: 978-0-9982588-3-6 Publisher: Grayson Books Release date: TODAY (September 5, 2017) Here’s how to…
… you might be interested in this one-sheet (flyer) about my upcoming book, Poetry of Presence. If you like what you see, email it to some of your friends, or print off some copies to…
I’m very happy to announce that my co-editor Ruby Wilson and I will be hosting two sessions at the South Dakota Festival of Books (Sept. 21-24, 2017, Deadwood, SD). A big shoutout to the South…
My latest book, Poetry of Presence: An Anthology of Mindfulness Poems (co-edited with Ruby R. Wilson), will soon be out. Tune into the tv screen below, and you can distinguish the book’s beautiful cover image,…
What would the world be without serendipity? If you’ve watched the official Poetry of Presence book trailer, you’ll remember the gentle guitar soundtrack. We chanced upon “Goodnight Esme (Instrumental Version),” composed and performed by Axletree,…
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