But there is also the possibility that staying with something that does not immediately appeal can be stimulating and helpful. Of course, not every poem will appeal to everyone – that is inevitable. “… goes back very far: the rune the chant the incantation the spell the kenning sacred words the naming of the child the plant, the insect, the ocean, the configuration of stars, the snow, the sensation in the body… The physical reality of the human voice.” It has a magic, which, in the words of poet Adrienne Rich: For poetry has the power to affect us on every level – body, mind, heart and soul. We can read it – perhaps aloud – to ourselves or to any companions in our isolation, and sense the vibrations through our whole being. There will be just one poem each week, so that we can really stay with what is offered.

It is intended as a way of sustaining us, and to give us something on which to meditate together during these difficult and challenging times. O元801010W Page_number_confidence 73.61 Pages 146 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.18 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20220518144103 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 273 Scandate 20220517164452 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 0938493043 Tts_version 5.‘Poems for These Times’ is a special collection of poetry offered in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. English Autocrop_version 0.0.12_books-20220331-0.2 Bookplateleaf 0006 Boxid IA40489618 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier

Duineser Elegien Rilke, Rainer Maria, 1875-1926. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 09:21:17 Associated-names Hunter, Robert, 1941 June 23- Rilke, Rainer Maria, 1875-1926.

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