When we are plunged into our bodies, we lose connection with God. In this poem, Rilke explores how to reconnect.
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The Partner of Her Loneliness
In “She Who Reconciles,” Rilke celebrates the gentle yet empowering guest.
The Rest between Two Notes
A Rilke poem captures the spirit of Advent when he describes his life as “the rest between two notes.”
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Read Blake, Stand Up to Your Boss
Businessman David Whyte turns to poetry to hold on to his soul in the corporate world.
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And a woman said, “Tell us of Pain”
Here’s a poem that deals directly with pain, from Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet. I don’t entirely understand it but I’m intrigued by some of its claims: “And a woman spoke, saying, “Tell us of Pain.” And he said: Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding. Even as the stone of […]
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