poems for Aug. 14 (Elaine Richane)

The Future  by Wendell Berry

 Odes    by Ricardo Reis (Fernando Pessoa). Translated by Edouard Roditi

Coloratura by Wisława Szymborska

View with a Grain of Sandby Wisława Szymborska

Sewing, Knitting, Crochetingby Naomi Shihab Nye

Oh Demeter by Ellen Bass

Mighty Strong Poemsby Ellen Bass

Mother of All of Us by Stephen Levine

Garden Notes by W S Merwin

Elaine Richane chose these and will be moderator.  Thank you Elaine!

Bernie's addition: Mother of All of Us,  reminded me of "Requiem" by Eliza Gilkyson.  Here's a brief interview on NPR about the background of the song: https://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=4847831

And a link to an audio clip of her singing it with her daughter:
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4847831&utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20190814&utm_campaign=npr_email_a_friend&utm_term=storyshare
Here's the wikipedia page on Stephen Levine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Levine_(author)

He also included Shoulders, by Naomi Shihab Nye, which Nestles well between "Kindness" and Levine's poem.  Video on it seen at his retreathttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCy8Cfvoe6g&authuser=0

Sent to the group the Evan Dawson interview as well: