... just a small sampling:
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We who’ve been broken, are not easily seen. We are hard to understand We make people uncomfortable. Unspoken questions Beneath standard issue smiles; “Aren’t you better yet? It’s been two years now, Get over your fears now. No more tears now.” Their get-well wishes are for themselves Not for me. Not for the one they […]
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a sampling:
Silence
There is a silence that is deeper than the absence of sound. It is the silence of closed hearts and of hope deferred. It is the silence of tears falling, unseen. It is a black hole that sucks the life out of every experience. The name of that silence is despair. -Els W, June […]
Welcome to the Poetry Church.
WHY POETRY?
Because language arises from experience.
Because each of us is an experience of life itself.
Because meaning is only found in the inner life, conveyed not just in words that give our inner lives their labels, but in the actual feeling of life itself. The joy and sorrow and all in between.
Because poetry is a way to not just speak about those inner realities, but to convey them. To share them. To not just make them known, but make them felt.
Because language gives birth to our inner lives.
Because poetry is resurrection.
WHY CHURCH?
Because church is people.
Because the most eloquent sermon is worthless if it doesn't help us see the hearts and souls of those around us.
Because when words are used merely to convey rigid dogma at the expense of individual experience, our inner lives are diminished.
Because by writing, sharing, and gathering together we reclaim the ground in which language reaches its fullest potential- the human heart.
Because all people are the image of God.
Because every voice matters.
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Poetry Archives
Enjoy our extensive poetry archives from all of our contributing authors where you can filter the poems by themes, authors, and writing styles.
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Contributors
Get to know our contributing authors (and sometimes even their cats). Enjoy their poetry archives too (the authors' not their cats' archives).
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Gatherings
Check out our poetry gatherings, get to know the authors, and check out their group archives to get a sense of which flavor of lunatic fringe is to your liking.
WHY POETRY?
Because language arises from experience.
Because each of us is an experience of life itself.
Because meaning is only found in the inner life, conveyed not just in words that give our inner lives their labels, but in the actual feeling of life itself. The joy and sorrow and all in between.
Because poetry is a way to not just speak about those inner realities, but to convey them. To share them. To not just make them known, but make them felt.
Because language gives birth to our inner lives.
Because poetry is resurrection.
WHY CHURCH?
Because church is people.
Because the most eloquent sermon is worthless if it doesn't help us see the hearts and souls of those around us.
Because when words are used merely to convey rigid dogma at the expense of individual experience, our inner lives are diminished.
Because by writing, sharing, and gathering together we reclaim the ground in which language reaches its fullest potential- the human heart.
Because all people are the image of God.
Because every voice matters.