Today’s poem by Daisy J Fable gives me a much-needed reminder to slow my roll.

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Come sit around the fires with me for a spiritually and intellectually engaging conversation with this gorgeous poem by Daniel Bishop.

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In this episode, I chat with this lovely ballad while some of my own inner children fret and refuse to budge from their desolate crag.

You can read more of, follow, and subscribe to Joyce Enzor Maust on her website (www.jempoetry.com), on Instagram (@jem_poetry), and on Substack (@jempoetry).

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This week, a poem by Kathlene Kelly reunites me with another beloved saint, and reminds me that a death is often the birth of something better.

You can read more by Kathlene on Substack at substack.com/@kathlenekelly.

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Listen in as I chat with this poem by Dorette Kriel about the many facets of grief and the things we can best (and maybe only) see in the darkness.

You can read more by Dorette on Substack at substack.com/@dorette.

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You might should listen to me chat with this shell song of a poem by Elise Powers.

You can find her work on Instagram @elisepowerspoet and her Substack newsletter, Two Raw Sugars.

And don’t forget to go to her website elisepowers.com and order a signed copy of The Size of Your Joy (Central Avenue Poetry, 2026). It is a gem of a collection!

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Welcome subscribers to Bonus Show 2 of Season 1. My small thank you for your support.

Listen in as I grieve all my careful plans, make new ones, and rejoice in the trusting nature of my many anxious parts.

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Welcome to Season Two!

Listen in to find out where poem and pen lead me as I chat with this poem by John Sheils.

(And please forgive the background ambient noise!)

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https://substack.com/profile/20921914-john-sheils

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Hello Substack subscribers! Please enjoy this first of several bonus episodes as my heartfelt thank you for supporting Conversations with Poems.

In this episode, an untitled dedication poem by Sara Teasdale serves as an apt dedication to the launching of this Substack project.

If you'd like to listen to the other nine bonus shows (which will be uploaded each Wednesday starting next week), you can do so with a paid subscription of ($5 / month or $50 / year.

If a paid subscription isn't in your budget right now, you can still access the bonus shows by encouraging other people to sign up as a free subscriber.

If you decide to simply continue to read and listen as a free subscriber, I very much appreciate that too!

Keep the light burning, friends. 🕯✍🏼❤️

Amanda

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In this episode, a crow and an owl from Petra’s ekphrastic poem walk me home as I conclude Season One of Conversations with Poems.

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