How to write so that the poem is as close as possible to silence? Zen—to play on the lute without strings.--Anna Kamienska, trans. Clare Cavanagh After nearly 7 years of reading poetry theologically and theology poetically, I still can't say exactly what the two -- poetry, theology -- have to do with each other, except … Continue reading Coffee Hour ~ 7 March, 1-2pm IST
Coffee Hour ~ 28 February, 1-2pm IST
I love to get outside early Sunday mornings in Dublin. Even in lockdown, when things are meant to be quiet most of the time, there is a marked difference in movement and sound. And on mornings like today, when the sun is really out and the sky is a solid block of blue, I walk … Continue reading Coffee Hour ~ 28 February, 1-2pm IST
Rustle VV conversation
My friend Joshua Sullivan is a Lutheran minister, an artist, a music maker and an archivist -- and newly a dad. We met at in divinity school, where we had many conversations about the struggle of deciding between art/ poetry and (for him) religious vocation. I have sometimes envied his sense of calling, however tortured … Continue reading Rustle VV conversation
Coffee Hour ~ 21 February, 1-2 IST
Lately, I am not getting much of a theme or prompt for Coffee Hour, but instead a bristling little dread that I can't seem to get out of the way of myself when I am preparing to share this space with whomever arrives. But what if this dread is simply the beginning of letting go … Continue reading Coffee Hour ~ 21 February, 1-2 IST
Coffee Hour ~ 14 February, 1-2 IST
If you should see this in time. If you should see this in time and want to join. If you should see this in time and want to join and have the luxury of time to join. And if not, I will be there. The video conference link is here: https://meet.jit.si/CoffeeHourWithFriends2021The password is HenryTaylorSometimes all … Continue reading Coffee Hour ~ 14 February, 1-2 IST
Coffee Hour ~ 7 Feb 2021, 1-2pm IST
For Coffee Hour this Sunday I would like to sit again alongside some words from Howard Thurman: "To accept all experience as raw material out of which the human spirit distills meanings and values is a part of the meaning of maturity." This comes from, "The Binding Ties," the introductory text to the second section … Continue reading Coffee Hour ~ 7 Feb 2021, 1-2pm IST
6×6 week 6: Home in Elsewhere
I’m not sure how anyone else measures life successes, but Umar from Multi Pizza Curry and Kebab, with whom I share just a few words of compulsory English, offered me a chai and a sweet made by Atiq’s mother while I waited for my wrap. When I told him he’d made my day, he said, … Continue reading 6×6 week 6: Home in Elsewhere
6×6 Week 5: Being a Body
Inspired by three amazing women in my life, I started running again exactly 5 weeks ago. I am a very (VERY) unambitious runner in terms of speed, but I have this deep wish to be able to run steadily for a long time if I would like to. 5 weeks ago the thought of doing … Continue reading 6×6 Week 5: Being a Body
6×6 Week 4: Coziness
THE PROMPT: a). In part because the poet and maker Éireann Lorsung recently offered this sweet, sweet collaborative invitation, and in part because it's the time of year when it's dark before you know it, and there are long evenings to fill with... well, it's week 4 of lockdown in Ireland, so how are you … Continue reading 6×6 Week 4: Coziness
6×6 Week 3: Color
During the last week I've taken advantage of some of the sunnier moments to take longer walks along the canal. With all the Souls and Saints and Samhain days behind us, it's officially late in the season now. The leaves on the tiny ash growing in a pot in the tiny back garden turned golden, … Continue reading 6×6 Week 3: Color
feeling is mutual 