By: Poet Bloggers Revival Digest: Week 26 – Via Negativa

Poet Bloggers Revival Digest: Week 26 – Via Negativa — Sun, 01 Jul 2018 22:01:06 +0000

[…] I actually meditated on the differences between last year’s solstice – still reeling from a stage IV liver cancer diagnosis, right before the MS flare that sent me to the hospital and left me house-bound for several months with problems eating, talking, and walking and this year’s – relatively calm, despite the first paragraph of this post. Last solstice, I had a coyote sighting on my street – this year, it was a pair of quail and an immature eagle, and seeing a turtle laying eggs in the Japanese garden. I’m learning, slowly, how to manage symptoms, avoiding MS triggers like stress and heat, and after having to be “up” for a day, taking a day of rest. Being thankful that my liver tumors have been “stable.” I’ve learned to appreciate the good days, the small things like the visits of goldfinches and hummingbirds, time spent talking poetry with a friend. I’ve also learned I have to prioritize things that bring joy, because life will certainly bring you enough stress and pain, so it’s important to take an afternoon to just focus on writing, on one other person, or on the changes of the seasons. I am trying to schedule these things in between the necessary evils. I’m trying not to get overwhelmed by the dark. Jeannine Hall Gailey, After the Storm, and a New Review of PR for Poets […]

By: Suko

Suko — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 18:57:48 +0000

What a beautiful photo of the Japanese Garden! I’m so glad that your father’s on the mend, and send healing thoughts to you. Thanks for linking to my review! I enjoyed your wonderful book, and think it will help poets get their books into the hands of readers.

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By: Poet Bloggers Revival Digest: Week 26 – Via Negativa

By: Suko