Mary Oliver

Murder Led Me to Yoga

Paul LaRosa | Posted 11.17.2011

Paul LaRosa

People have different reasons for beginning a yoga practice. Health, fitness, peace of mind. Writer Clare Dederer says in her recent book Poser: my li...

Poetry Best Sellers of 2010

Travis Nichols | Posted 05.25.2011

Travis Nichols

Here, in descending order, are the best selling books of contemporary poetry published in 2010.

How Are You Keeping Fear Alive? 3 Steps You Can Take to Build Self-Confidence

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 11.17.2011

Dr. Cara Barker

How about you? How do you and I defeat ourselves when we've only just begun? What is it that really makes us hesitate, beneath our cover story? And why do we hesitate to tell the truth about our fear?

What Really Matters?

Eliezer Sobel | Posted 11.17.2011

Eliezer Sobel

Which weighs more on the What Really Matters scale, a life of selfless, loving service to loved ones, or a couple of published books? How do we measure the value of our time?

What Is Your Place In The World?

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 11.17.2011

Dr. Judith Rich

"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with this one wild and precious life?" Mary Oliver I just re...

What Alice And The Hatter Have To Teach Us

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 11.17.2011

Dr. Cara Barker

What makes this story timeless? While some are convinced Carroll's story was political, the deeper dimension has to do with identity crisis, something our ancestors faced before each developmental leap.

Art of Attention: Eat, Pray, Love. In That Order.

Elena Brower | Posted 11.17.2011

Elena Brower

If you have an eating disorder, or notice destructive behavior in yourself, know that with love, we will slowly stop hurting ourselves, and begin to enlist our highest selves in our healing.

Contemplating Death While Creating Life

Kiri Westby | Posted 11.17.2011

Kiri Westby

How do we balance our parental instinct to protect and nurture with the tendency to become overprotective, fear-based parents who raise fearful, reticent children?

What Jesus And The Dalai Lama Would Say To Tiger Woods And Mike Huckabee

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 11.17.2011

Dr. Cara Barker

The question is what result does criticizing leave in its wake? Since criticizing, complaining, and gossiping are anything but solution-oriented, they bring destruction, not solution.

Metrophobia: Are We Afraid Of Poetry?

Kim Rosen | Posted 11.17.2011

Kim Rosen

For the last few generations, our nation has managed to marginalize poetry, an art that is and always has been central to the species.

Poetry Best Sellers Of 2009

Travis Nichols | Posted 05.25.2011

Travis Nichols

Every week, the Poetry Foundation compiles information from Nielsen Bookscan and puts together lists of the best selling books of poetry. Here are 2009's best selling books of contemporary poetry:

Unexpected Review of Mary Oliver's Evidence

Tom Vander Ark | Posted 05.25.2011

Tom Vander Ark

Having read most of her previous work, I think Evidence is my favorite. As with previous collections, there are lots of birds and grass, but this collection is different. On one hand, her age is showing.

Knowing I Will Die Someday, How Then Shall I Live?

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 11.17.2011

Dr. Judith Rich

I know this sounds like a really "heavy" subject to be bringing up, especially now, in the middle of summer, when everybody just wants to escape the h...

Who's Listening to America's Youth?

Julia Moulden | Posted 11.17.2011

Julia Moulden

Are these young people just talking to one another? Is anyone listening, really listening, to them? Trying to discover what the generation dubbed the "Millennials" cares about?