Posts tagged "amanda gorman"
How Do We See Ourselves?

How Do We See Ourselves?

How do we see ourselves?  It’s a powerful question..usually it has many answers, and they are well worth exploring. Not long ago I received the gift of Richard Wagamese’s rich and beautiful book, Embers, a collection of essays.  This one spoke to me at my core:  When there’s a crack in my mirror, I can’t see...
There Is Always Light

There Is Always Light

“…There is always light...”  is an excerpt from Amanda Gorman, the youth Poet Laureate’s contribution at the Biden-Harris inauguration.  This phrase landed with me and then rippled out.  In the poem there is a context: “When day comes, we step out of the shade…”   And it does seem like we are doing that now, stepping...