Featured Poems from Hymnody of the Blue Heron
Published 2015
A Note to His Doctor
"Don't rescue me too much," says an old farmer, still loving the natural beauty of his farm.
"Don't rescue me too much," says an old farmer, still loving the natural beauty of his farm.
Sentence Fragments
A look at our nation's progress, from the perspective of a young man wandering through the land and through its history.
A look at our nation's progress, from the perspective of a young man wandering through the land and through its history.
The Day Becomes Cathedral
We find reasons everywhere and all the time for expressing wonder or worship.
We find reasons everywhere and all the time for expressing wonder or worship.
Featured Poems from A Farewell To Lent
Published 2018
Soul, Dive Down and Rise
An invitation to explore the Incarnational nature of our experience, immersion and transcendence.
An invitation to explore the Incarnational nature of our experience, immersion and transcendence.
Featured Poems from BELOVED BROTHER, BELOVED SISTER: POEMS FOR PALESTINE
Publication Date TBA
Sniper - Gaza, March of Return 2018
The killing of a Gazan protester, a child, from the perspective of the IDF sniper.
The killing of a Gazan protester, a child, from the perspective of the IDF sniper.
Jeje on the Beach of Gaza - for Wajiha
Imagining Wajiha on a Gazan beach, expressing her defiance, her dignity and independence as a woman and as a Palestinian.
Imagining Wajiha on a Gazan beach, expressing her defiance, her dignity and independence as a woman and as a Palestinian.
A Riddle For Habibti -for Doaa, Gaza
The speaker expresses a longing and a deep sense of connection, despite physical, cultural, and religious differences.
The speaker expresses a longing and a deep sense of connection, despite physical, cultural, and religious differences.
If Only You Could See the Bright Flower -for Huda, Ein el Hilweh
The speaker addresses a statue of Mary, appealing to her to notice Huda, and the other bright flowers of Allah.
The speaker addresses a statue of Mary, appealing to her to notice Huda, and the other bright flowers of Allah.
To A Princess of the Lion Hearts -for Hanin, Gaza
An appeal to a young teacher in Gaza that her love will be strong in a time of war, even as it is in the classroom.
An appeal to a young teacher in Gaza that her love will be strong in a time of war, even as it is in the classroom.
Physiotherapist -for Basman, Gaza
A physiotherapist in Gaza tries to teach his oppressors and the world how to “breathe.”
A physiotherapist in Gaza tries to teach his oppressors and the world how to “breathe.”