Poetry from the Woods - An Original Podcast of Poems and Spoken Word

Poetry from the Woods - An Original Podcast of Poems and Spoken Word

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  • Be Uncomfortable

    Poetry from the Woods - Original Poems and Spoken Word

    Season 1 - Episode 52: Be Uncomfortable

    This last poem completes my year-long project with making sure we continue to challenge ourselves so that we constantly are uncomfortable.  Not uncomfortable to torture ourselves but to allow us to keep learning and evolving as a person.   

    Episode Music: woods of mötzelbach by Jan Grünfeld is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License

    6 min
  • Rocky Road to Heaven

    Poetry from the Woods - Original Poems and Spoken Word

    Season 1 - Episode 51: Rocky Road to Heaven

    A poem that talks through the struggle many have in terms of their religious beliefs and striving to make it to heaven in the afterlife.  I supposed this is an appropriate poem as we celebrate the birth of Jesus in a couple days.  However, no matter your religion I think this poem can apply to anyone.

    Episode Music: woods of mötzelbach by Jan Grünfeld is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License

    7 min
  • Search for Purpose

    Poetry from the Woods - Original Poems and Spoken Word

    Season 1 - Episode 50: Search for Purpose

    Do you ever wonder what your purpose is in life?  Maybe you felt one before but now you are uncertain.  This poem explores the thoughts from one that has the loss of purpose and trying to find a new one.

    Episode Music: woods of mötzelbach by Jan Grünfeld is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License

    5 min
  • Thanx

    Poetry from the Woods - Original Poems and Spoken Word

    Season 1 - Episode 49: Thanx

    Here is a season appropriate poem that I wrote in my youth. It speaks to the Christmas season and the things we need to be thankful for at this time.

    Episode Music: woods of mötzelbach by Jan Grünfeld is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License

    5 min
  • Small Town of Tragedy

    Poetry from the Woods - Original Poems and Spoken Word

    Season 1 - Episode 48:Small Town of Tragedy

    This poem expresses the sadness in a town, really anywhere in the world, that is experiencing death all too often.  Even though I wrote this 25+ years ago and it does not have any specific relationship to an event in our world, I think deeply now of my hometown of Oxford, Michigan now after the tragic event of a school shooting just over one year ago now.  The pain the community and those closely connected felt during the days, weeks, and months following.

    Episode Music: woods of mötzelbach by Jan Grünfeld is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License

    5 min
  • Single Window View

    Poetry from the Woods - Original Poems and Spoken Word

    Season 1 - Episode 47: Single Window View

    We all have our perspective on the world, specific topics, geographies, people, etc. That perspective is only based on what we have experienced, seen, read, etc. There are multiple perspectives about a single topic because everyone experiences things through their lens.  This poem talks about trying to look outside our single window of life and see it through other windows.

    Episode Music: woods of mötzelbach by Jan Grünfeld is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License

    Ted Talk: The danger of a single story by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

    5 min
  • Keymaster for Control

    Poetry from the Woods - Original Poems and Spoken Word

    Season 1 - Episode 46: Keymaster for Control

    A quick poem talking to how we hold the key to our own internal self control and the consequences if we unlock the chaos internally.

    Episode Music: woods of mötzelbach by Jan Grünfeld is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License

    5 min
  • The Suicide Note

    Poetry from the Woods - Original Poems and Spoken Word

    Season 1 - Episode 45: The Suicide Note

    This episode highlights the third poem that I have ever wrote in my life.  It speaks of one that might be contemplating suicide and the thought that it will release them of pain.  However, the realization is it not the answer and life is worth fighting through to get to the enjoyment of life. Those with these thoughts need help in talking through their mental health struggles. 

    Episode Music: woods of mötzelbach by Jan Grünfeld is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License

    7 min
  • Election Day... Who Cares?

    Poetry from the Woods - Original Poems and Spoken Word

    Season 1 - Episode 44: Election Day... Who Cares?

    As election day arrives next week in the U.S., I read a poem I wrote back in high school about elections and voting.  It is from the perspective of someone who does not believe their vote counts due to the thought that others pull the strings.

    Episode Music: woods of mötzelbach by Jan Grünfeld is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License

    6 min
  • Roll... Or Stand

    Poetry from the Woods - Original Poems and Spoken Word

    Season 1 - Episode 43: Roll... Or Stand

    A poem that explores the political divide in our country and the hope that one will finally come through to really address the true needs of the country.

    Episode Music: woods of mötzelbach by Jan Grünfeld is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License

    5 min

About Poetry from the Woods - An Original Podcast of Poems and Spoken Word

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Poetry from the Woods is a podcast of original poems created by myself over the course of my life. Each episode will consist of a poem I wrote along with background on why and when I wrote it. It will…