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POETRY. New Wineskins
Poetry. Imagination. New and old.
In the poem “wineskins” there is a bold offering to pay attention to new and old.
God Speaks Through Wombs by Drew Jackson “Wineskins” (94)
Each of the poem’s lines call out something is happening.
There is loss and letting go. We struggle with this. Yet what is invited is space, for making more room. The invitation is “organic reaction.”
When looking at the parable this poem is derived from Parable of the Wineskin, we see Jesus begins by giving us a hint at wine-making. He talks about wine making to engage his listeners into wonder and understanding of something deeper.
Let’s listen in to some of the wine making process. His listeners would have known…
POETRY. a good way to reflect on the resurrection.
Poetry. a full word.
Let us step in and explore the resting and presence poetry can unfold or unveil.
Listening and then just maybe writing.
I welcome you in.
A simple definition of poetry, or an invitation of exploration sounds like this:
Poetry—“literature that evokes a concentrated imaginative awareness of experiences or a specific emotional response through language chosen and arranged for its meaning, sound, and rhythm.”
POETRY. I welcome you in.
Evoking awareness is the beauty of reading or writing poetry for listening and discerning where God is in your life and how He is at work—nurturing, healing, restoring, redeeming, just loving you and me.
This month, I invite you to read a poem much like that of a Lectio Divina. A slow reading of a poem three times and giving…