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Invitation to Poetry: The Center and the Edges

Welcome to the Abbey’s Poetry Party #57! I select an image and suggest a theme/title and invite you to respond with your own poem. Scroll down and add it in the comments section below. Feel free to take your poem in any direction and then post the image and invitation on your blog (if you have one), Facebook, or Twitter, and encourage others to come join the party! (permission is granted to reprint the image if a link is provided back to this post) I have recently discovered a stash of copies of my first book on lectio divina (published

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Invitation to Poetry: In Praise of Detours

Welcome to the Abbey’s Poetry Party #56! I select an image and suggest a theme/title and invite you to respond with your own poem. Scroll down and add it in the comments section below. Feel free to take your poem in any direction and then post the image and invitation on your blog (if you have one), Facebook, or Twitter, and encourage others to come join the party! (permission is granted to reprint the image if a link is provided back to this post) On Sunday, March 25th, I will draw a name at random from the participants and the

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Invitation to Poetry: Love Letters to the World

Welcome to the Abbey’s Poetry Party #55! I select an image and suggest a theme/title and invite you to respond with your own poem. Scroll down and add it in the comments section below. Feel free to take your poem in any direction and then post the image and invitation on your blog (if you have one), Facebook, or Twitter, and encourage others to come join the party! (permission is granted to reprint the image if a link is provided back to this post) On Sunday, February 19th, I will draw a name at random from the participants and the winner

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Invitation to Poetry: The Gifts (and Challenges) of Winter

Welcome to the Abbey’s 54th Poetry Party (it has been long overdue)! I select an image and suggest a theme/title and invite you to respond with your own poem. Scroll down and add it in the comments section below. Feel free to take your poem in any direction and then post the image and invitation on your blog (if you have one), Facebook, or Twitter, and encourage others to come join the party! (permission is granted to reprint the image if a link is provided back to this post) On Sunday, January 15, I will draw a name at random from the

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Invitation to Poetry: Going Home

Welcome to the Abbey’s 53rd Poetry Party! I select an image and suggest a theme/title and invite you to respond with your own poem.  Scroll down and add it in the comments section below. Feel free to take your poem in any direction and then post the image and invitation on your blog (if you have one) and encourage others to come join the party! (permission is granted to reprint the image if a link is provided back to this post) On Sunday, September 25th, I will draw a name at random from the participants and the winner will receive

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Invitation to Poetry: The Great Journey

Welcome to the Abbey’s 52nd Poetry Party! I select an image and suggest a theme/title and invite you to respond with your own poem.  Scroll down and add it in the comments section below. Feel free to take your poem in any direction and then post the image and invitation on your blog (if you have one) and encourage others to come join the party! (permission is granted to reprint the image if a link is provided back to this post) On Sunday, August 14th, I will draw a name at random from the participants and the winner will receive a

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Invitation to Poetry: Fierceness and Courage

Welcome to Poetry Party #49! I select an image and suggest a theme/title and invite you to respond with your poems or other reflections.  Scroll down and add your responses in the comments section below. Feel free to take your poem in any direction and then post the image and invitation on your blog (if you have one) and encourage others to come join the party! (permission is granted to reprint the image if a link is provided back to this post) On Friday, January 28th, I will draw a name at random from the participants and send the winner a free registration for

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