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The Devotions Podcast

Tara

Words on reflection, literature, and finding joy in the little things. Every Sunday.

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"The Orange" by Wendy Cope

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2023/02/19

I love you. I'm glad I exist.Hi friends,Today’s poem is “The Orange” by Wendy Cope*.At lunchtime I bought a huge orange—The size of it made us all laugh.I peeled it and shared it with Robert and Dave—They got quarters and I had a half.And that orange, it made me so happy,As ordinary things often doJust lately. The shopping. A walk in the park.This is peace and contentment. It’s new.The rest of the day was quite easy.I did all the jobs on my listAnd enjoyed them and had some time over.I love you. I’m

3:46

"Imaginary Conversation" by Linda Pastan

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2023/02/05

Why not / live each day as if it were the first—/ all raw astonishmentHappy Sunday! Apologies for being a bit casual (and sniffly) this week :-)Today’s poem is “Imaginary Conversation” by the late Linda Pastan*.You tell me to live each dayas if it were my last. This is in the kitchenwhere before coffee I complainof the day ahead—that obstacle raceof minutes and hours,grocery stores and doctors.But why the last? I ask. Why notlive each day as if it were the first— all raw astonishment, Eve rubbingher

4:53

"Do You Speak Persian?" by Kaveh Akbar

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2023/01/25

Is there a vocabulary for this—one to make dailiness amplify / and not diminish wonder?Hi friends,Sorry for the delay in getting this out — thank you so much for your patience. Today’s poem is “Do You Speak Persian?” by Kaveh Akbar.Some days we can see Venus in mid-afternoon. Then at night, starsseparated by billions of miles, light travelling yearsto die in the back of an eye.Is there a vocabulary for this—one to make dailiness amplifyand not diminish wonder?I have been so careless with the words I

5:10

"Rain" by Raymond Carver

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2023/01/08

Put myself entirely / in the keep of this rainy morning.Hi friends,A casual one today, recorded in bed, on my phone. I am usually more meticulous about my recordings and what I say, but let me know if this more conversational format resonates with you.Today’s poem is “Rain” by Raymond Carver.* Here it is copied below:Woke up this morning witha terrific urge to lie in bed all dayand read. Fought against it for a minute.Then looked out the window at the rain.And gave over. Put myself entirelyin the

2:36

"Snowdrops" by Louise Glück

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2022/12/18

afraid, yes, but among you againHi friends,Today’s poem is “Snowdrops” by Louise Glück* Here it is copied below:Do you know what I was, how I lived? You knowwhat despair is; thenwinter should have meaning for you.I did not expect to survive,earth suppressing me. I didn't expectto waken again, to feelin damp earth my bodyable to respond again, rememberingafter so long how to open againin the cold lightof earliest spring--afraid, yes, but among you againcrying yes risk joyin the raw wind of the new

3:03

"Under the Day" by Victoria Chang

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2022/12/05

i fold and unfold / my heart a hundred times each / dayToday’s poem is “Under The Day” by Victoria Chang.* Here it is copied below:Every day I laugh,do you hear my mouth lifting?I fold and unfoldmy heart a hundred times eachday so that it doesn’t freeze.I would love to hear some of the ways you fold and unfold your hearts. Please let me know in the comments if you’d like :-)Have a wonderful week!<3 Tara*from The Trees Witness Everything by Victoria Chang, published by Copper Canyon Press,

4:31

"Perhaps the World Ends Here" by Joy Harjo

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2022/11/20

while we are laughing and crying, eating of the last sweet biteHi friends,This week’s poem is “Perhaps the World Ends Here” by Joy Harjo*. It’s copied below.The world begins at a kitchen table. No matter what, we must eat to live.The gifts of earth are brought and prepared, set on the table. So it has been since creation, and it will go on.We chase chickens or dogs away from it. Babies teethe at the corners. They scrape their knees under it.It is here that children are given instructions on what it

5:12

"You Can't Have It All" by Barbara Ras

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2022/11/06

when it is August, / you can have it August and abundantly soHi friends,This week’s poem is “You Can’t Have It All” by Barbara Ras*. It’s copied below.But you can have the fig tree and its fat leaves like clown handsgloved with green. You can have the touch of a single eleven-year-old fingeron your cheek, waking you at one a.m. to say the hamster is back.You can have the purr of the cat and the soulful lookof the black dog, the look that says, If I could I would biteevery sorrow until it fled, and

4:52

Welcome to The Devotions Podcast

The Devotions Podcast ·

2022/10/23

A gentle introduction + thoughts on poetryHi friends!This is the introduction to The Devotions Podcast. It’s an entirely new format to me so I’m sure it will change a bit as time goes on, but I hope you like it. It’s poetry-centred and episodes will come out every other week.Referenced in this episode is Audre Lorde’s “Poetry is Not A Luxury”.Have a great Sunday!<3 Tara

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