This week's poem by Mark Rico asked me to rethink my idea of failure and to consider why I continue doing what I'm doing.

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I'm back after taking a week off, chatting with Betsy Johnson's "Clover" about the power of "holding quiet in a field of noise."

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Listen as I stumble along my lot in life with this lovely poem by Kilby Austin as a guide.

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Come sing along with this stunning poem by Christian Feliciano. It is a canticle of love and a psalm for yet another brutal century.

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This week I chat — and walk! — with Brit McReynolds’ lovely poem about shared paths.

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Listen in as I cry out my need to God and this gorgeous poem by Kate Bluett.

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Join me and this week's poem by Margaret Ann Silver as we chat about seeing the holy in the ordinary.

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Rebirth isn't always soft and this poem by Vision2Verse reminds me it needn't be.

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This week's poem by Be Budding left me breathless.

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This week, I talk to a most memorable and relatable poem by PD Hurt about what’s best remembered, what’s best forgotten, and what’s best lived each day like it’s the first time.

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