Illuminating the Radical Beauty of Being Alive
No other form of the written word reorients our world like poetry. One stanza, one metaphor, can offer a compass for living with heart. Poetry is a lifeline and a friend. A means of finding the words for the things that are unsayable, and a way to carve out the beauty that exists in the small moments.
If you’re seeking a path toward your heart, look to these eight gorgeous collections. Each one holds a forever place on our shelves.
YOUR BE LIT BOOK Rx
Your book Rx: Devotions by Mary Oliver
No other creative soul has helped us begin anew like Mary Oliver. Time after time, word after word, she points us toward the hope and beauty that abounds in this life.
Your book Rx: I Am Maria by Maria Shriver
Reading I Am Maria is a portal to seeing what truly matters and knowing your heart’s yearning. It is through Maria’s bravery to see herself and her clarity of soul that she invites us to do the same. This book is a salve.
Your book Rx: Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
Often called “the father of free verse,” Walt Whitman has gifted generations of readers with his open mind and big heart. He always yearned for his readers to read his poems “in the open air.” We say “yes!” to that.
Your book Rx: Instructions for Traveling West by Joy Sullivan
“Creativity is a right, and it is a human need to express what the body needs to say,” poet Joy Sullivan told us. But she did more than tell us this: She has shown us over and over through her stunning poems about yearning, staying, going, opening, and being.
Your book Rx: In a World of Sunrises by Cleo Wade
When Cleo Wade told us a while ago that “life changes us,” we listened. She showed us that we are always transforming and growing, allowing our leaves to fall so we find ourselves anew. Her new book continues to show us this, moving us toward the sunshine
Your book Rx: Complete Poems of Robert Frost
Thanks to Robert Frost, we know that when we listen to nature, we find ourselves. His poems will forever resonate near and far.
Your book Rx: Pilgrim by David Whyte
Every David Whyte poem is a woven quilt of spirituality, philosophy, and hope. His beautiful prose unlocks the possibility of what it means to know your truth.
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Your book Rx: Nobody Told Me by Hollie McNish
Hollie McNish is one of the bold poets democratizing poetry, lending her trademark wit and fire to words that help us see the deeper layers of our existence, from parenthood and womanhood to life, death, and all the layers in between.
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