In “Gratitude Journal: Poems,” Jessica Cohn expresses gratitude for the unusual and unexpected, but always with something larger in mind.
Writing Prompt: How To Be Grateful
How do you be grateful, especially when it’s the worst possible time for gratitude? Author Callie Feyen talke you through it (with scones).
By Heart: ‘The Good Life’ + New Wallace Stevens Challenge
It’s funny the things we are grateful for, in retrospect. Join us as we learn a poem of gratitude By Heart: “The Good Life” by Tracy K. Smith.
Poetry Prompt: Beauty in a Pandemic
There is beauty — even in a pandemic. These days after Thanksgiving, follow a poetry prompt about the natural beauty you are grateful for.
The Book of Delights Book Club: Listening by the Lake
In this final installment of our book club discussion of The Book of Delights, Ross Gay writes of the small town wave and common decency.
The Book of Delights Book Club: Simply Called Sharing What We Love
In this week’s book club discussion of The Book of Delights, Ross Gay riffs on the delight (and ethics) of simply sharing what you love.
The Book of Delights Book Club: High Five from Strangers
In this week’s book club discussion of Ross Gay’s The Book of Delights, we are finding delight in a sleeping gecko, an umbrella, a green bottle, high fives, and more.
Gratitude Together: Now Our Minds Are One
Robin Wall Kimmerer asks, “Can we agree to be grateful for all that is given?” Ask yourself: Who is my “we”? Then, try these 5 great ideas for creating more gratitude, together.
Gratitude Together: Leftover Astonishments
“Do you know any of Anna Kamienska’s poetry? ‘Astonishments’ is my favorite,” Callie Feyen texted to her friend Stephanie. “I’ve been contemplating the last two lines of her ‘Gratitude’ poem: ‘Gratitude is a scattered / homeless love.’”
Thank You Notes: Evergreens
Thank You Notes is a monthly prompt that focuses on expressing our thanks to a particular person, place, or thing—in poems, paragraphs, or pictures. This month, we’re crafting thank-you’s to evergreens.