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The Hungry Soul: Songs for the Spirit

". . . for the poet, as well as anyone else, each day in the private realm is filled with mundane details, its noise, its flutterings, its passions, amusements, trips to the grocery store, to the mall for socks, to the car wash, to the ball game. Such activities however are surface activities-- the curl up and the breakage of waves. And poems do not come from that part of the ocean: they come from the dark and heavy and portentous and almost impenetrable depths. This is where the poem erupts and begins to shape itself. It is also the place where the poem matters, where it is read-- for this place exists in every human mind whether one is a writer or not. Each of us, in our lives, opens to this deep place at moments of ceremony, of crisis, of passage, and of transcendence, at moments of terror and at moments of great joy. It is where some understanding about our lives is sought, even if it is not always found." ---Mary Oliver (Blue Pastures)

Contents

• The Artist as Mystic
  Poetry by Patricia A. Burke that explores the mystery of the inner world and the outer world through the eyes of the poet.

• Poetry From South Africa
  Two selections from award-winning poet Michael Morain.

• Sacred Images of "Vessel"
  Two selections from Maine poet Irene King Howe.

• Avoiding Faith and Body and Soul
  Two selections from New York City poet Richard Fein.

• Poetry for Peace
  This Special Feature of the Hungry Soul highlights poetry from South African authors committed to poetry as a vehicle for spreading the word of peace.

We'd love to hear your feedback about what excites, bores, moves, touches, tears or turns you as you digest this food for your hungry soul. We are also accepting submissions of high quality writing. Please read some of the pieces posted here and our Submission Guidelines before you send along your work. The Hungry Soul is sponsored by: