Poetry's Place

A reflection and selection of poems

Dear Friends,

Seamus Heaney wrote that “In a war situation or where violence and injustice are prevalent, poetry is called upon to be something more than a thing of beauty.”

I’ve been taking time to reflect on what I can offer you here. I made a case for the vitality and urgency of wonder in these times (Why Wonder). And yet, the unfathomable grief at th…