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Saint Mary of Egypt’s Feast Day!

April 1, 2021 Susan 2 Comments

And my Name Day! Today is the Feast Day of my patron saint, Mary of Egypt. Over the years I’ve…

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Posted in: Orthodox Christianity, Poetry, Religion, Spirituality Filed under: Father Stephen Freeman, Feast Day, Name Day, National Poetry Month, Orthodox Christianity, Orthodox Church, St. Mary of Egypt

Hilltop Verses and Prayers

November 12, 2020 Susan

Crystallized Thinking “Poetry, at its noblest, is crystallized thinking.”–Ralph Spaulding Cushman Four years ago this past June, I wrote a…

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Posted in: Poetry, Religion, Spirituality Filed under: Beth Ann Fennelly, Hilltop Verses and Prayers, Jennifer Horne, memorizing poetry, poetry, Yoknapatawpha Summer Writing Workshop

I Prefer . . .

November 20, 2019 Susan 5 Comments

I have penned these lines at the invitation of my friend Erin Mashburn Moulton, who periodically writes her own versions…

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Posted in: Poetry Filed under: free verse, I Prefer, Novel Laureate, poetry, Possibilities, Wislawa Szymborska

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