Category Archives: Poetry

The Noah’s Ark of New Jersey

A poem by W.S. Merwin, Before the Flood: Why did he promise me that we would build ourselves an ark all by ourselves out in back of the house on New York Avenue in Union City New Jersey to the … Continue reading

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Mary Oliver

I’ve admired Oliver’s poems for years.  The spiritual sensitivity of her poems is palpable. But I only recently (i.e., two days ago!) discovered that she had “formalized” her spiritual sensitivities, if I can say that. I’m not sure which denomination … Continue reading

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