“Would I live my life over again? / Make the same unforgiveable mistakes?” — Raymond Carver . . . This poem appeared in All of Us: The Collected Poems by Raymond Carver, published by Vintage Books, 1996. Shared here with deep gratitude.

The most useful form of patience is persistence. Patience implies waiting for things to improve on their own. Persistence implies keeping your head down and continuing to work when things take longer than you expect.

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Timeline cleanse. A fourth-grader wrote these lines when I visited her class to talk about poetry, and I think about them every day.

Different meanings can be assigned to the same events. Look for evidence of how the world is encouraging you, and you will find it. Look for evidence of how the world is burdening you, and you will find it. Choose an explanation that empowers you.

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Still the greatest email ever. Humans are beautiful. ❤️

“Years do odd things to identity” A poem by Ursula K. Le Guin.

Modern luxury is the ability to think clearly, sleep deeply, move slowly, and live quietly in a world designed to prevent all four.

Disappointment comes from knowing things could be better. Gratitude flows from knowing things could be worse. We don't control events, but we do choose our outlook. Where we focus shapes how we feel. For most people in most places, this is the best time in history to be alive.

I will never, ever get over this.

I'm a wreck over this.

The judges for the 2025 Sanford Goldstein International Tanka Contest will be Michael H. Lester and Vicki Miko. It will be free to enter and participants can enter 1-4 tanka. We welcome your submissions from April 1 - May 31, 2025. #tanka #contest

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Always stick to what makes you weird, odd, strange, different. That’s your source of power.

I'm *giving away* a signed copy of THE MAGIC WORDS to help someone out there unlock the creative voice within. To enter the drawing, just leave a comment or like/share this post so I know you're real. ❤️ I hope these poetry prompts help you! (I'll enter your name twice if you

Delighted to see my #poem on the short list for the 2024 Touchstone Award for Individual Poem from The Haiku Foundation. for giving and for getting plum stones in the icebox First Publication: Heliosparrow Poetry Journal, 01/07/24 #monostich #oneline #monoku #haiku #senryu

When you are physically healthy, you want to exercise, train your body, explore the world When you are mentally healthy, you want to study, satisfy your curiosity, stretch the limits of your mind When you are spiritually healthy, you want to bring your contribution, share your