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Poems From the Coffee Shop: Pine Needle Tea and Small Kindnesses

By L.L. Barkat 9 Comments

Pine Needle Tea in Wednesday Cup

It’s not your ordinary coffee shop that serves pine needle tea. But then, these are no ordinary times. Come talk poetry, wholeness, and kindness with L.L. Barkat, over a cup of white pine tea.

Filed Under: Blog, Every Day Poems, Poems From the Coffee Shop, Tea

Poems From the Coffee Shop—Chamomile and Wild Honeyed Bread

By L.L. Barkat 12 Comments

Coffee Shop Homemade Barley Bread

What happens when your coffee shop has no shop? Join author L.L. Barkat for a discussion of the poem “Rider” and thoughts on resilience.

Filed Under: Blog, Every Day Poems, Hope Poems, Poems From the Coffee Shop

Poems From the Coffee Shop: Ceylon and The Red Wheel Barrow

By L.L. Barkat 12 Comments

CS-Italian Coffee Cup

When “humanity happens,” what connects us to a wider sense of life and each other? Classic poems lead the way. (Ceylon tea and experimental sandwiches aren’t far behind.)

Filed Under: Blog, Classic Poetry, Every Day Poems, Poems From the Coffee Shop

Poems From the Coffee Shop: Chai Latte and Sanctuary

By L.L. Barkat 20 Comments

I Want to Be-Leaf Coffee Sleeve

Where do you find sanctuary? Come with L.L. Barkat to the coffee shop and enter into a poem that glimmers, and maybe offers something to go along with your chai tea (or coffee).

Filed Under: Blog, Every Day Poems, Poems From the Coffee Shop, poetry

Poems From the Coffee Shop: Earl Grey and Loch Ness Weariness

By L.L. Barkat 13 Comments

Earl Grey Tea Black Mug Blue Light at First Village Coffee

When nothing goes as planned, what’s Plan B? Maybe coffee, maybe tea. Especially at a beautiful coffee shop, with poems like “Loch Ness” on your mind.

Filed Under: Blog, Coffee and Tea, Poems From the Coffee Shop

Poems From the Coffee Shop—Matcha and A Blessing for the Exhausted

By L.L. Barkat 26 Comments

John Beans Matcha latte

Join author L.L. Barkat in the coffee shop (and the attic) and consider the joy of poetry and matcha, for your weary soul.

Filed Under: Blog, Every Day Poems, Finding Inspiration, poems every day, Poems From the Coffee Shop, Poetry at Work

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