Poetry changes lives.

Poems whisper and shout about what we know,

have forgotten and want to be reminded of.

Poems return us to stillness. Stir us to action. Nourish us when we feel depleted. Moisten the heart when we feel dry. Delight. Strengthen. Reflect. Poems stun in their precision, as the poet bears witness.

Poems are lifelong companions, gifts from soul to soul.

I have been posting some beloved poems on the HARVESTING LOVE blog. To give the poems one place—and to invite readers to share their own favorites—I have created this section of the website as a sacred container for poems we love.

Come and come again to savor these poems. And please share with me, poems that move you, whether to laugh, cry or to be refreshed by a perspective that causes you to pause.

 

Yours in the joy of creating—and the joy of relishing creation in the form of poetry,
Ani

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Peonies and your Creativity?

“Wild and perfect for one moment before they are nothing forever…” Mary Oliver writes of the peonies in her poem, Peonies… read more

Wanting Words a poem by Ani Tuzman

Some years ago, I wrote a bit of a rant in my journal that I never expected to share with anyone, given what seemed to me the extreme and perhaps strange passion expressed there. Well… read more

A Leaf’s Prayer

Events in my life of late have been leading me to contemplate prayer quite a bit. I thought I would share some inspiration on this subject as I find and revel in it, starting with a poem by Mary Oliver called “Praying, … read more

Two Poems by Ani: In There With Those Girls and Leavening

Last week’s post, MY FATHER’S DREAM, plucked deep chords within readers. I’ve decided to share more in relation to my father who, since his recent death, is very much in my mind and heart. read more

Love of the Other Birds…

This is one of my favorite quotes about poetry, writing, and more… It’s from Sharon Olds. Read it below and then listen to a recording of Ani reading Sharon Olds’ words. read more

Two Love Poems by Hafiz

Hafiz, a 14th century Persian mystic, became one of my favorite poets immediately upon hearing “Absolutely Clear.”
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Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing

Fully grasped and lived, Rumi’s words would change our world. Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I’ll meet you there.  read more

Love Poem #5 (A Prose Poem): On Love by Kahlil Gibran

When love beckons to you, follow him, Though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you yield to him, Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you. read more

Love Poem #4: Love Does That by Meister Eckhart

All day long a little burro labors, sometimes with heavy loads on her back and sometimes just with worries about things that bother only burros. And worries, as we know, can be … read more

Love Poem #1: Saint Francis and the Sow by Galway Kinnell

Our connection to the Source of Love within us is what feeds the flow of our love into the world. No amount of love yearned for or perceived as coming from outside us can fill what has never been empty.  read more

Everything I See Changes Me

Reading the poem led me right back to the small patch of grass where, squatting in complete absorption and wonder, I watched a bee courting a globe of clover. Right then, nothing else existed for the bee—or for me. read more

Don’t Postpone Joy

Don’t postpone joy. Don’t tuck it in a pocket and forget which one. Don’t tell it just one more thing, then…Don’t give joy lower status than all the other children of need. read more

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