Saved by a poem : the transformative power of words

Description: Can someone really be saved by a poem? In Kim Rosen's book, the answer is a resounding Yes!? Poetry, the most ancient form of prayer, is a necessary medicine for our times: a companion through difficulty; a guide when we are lost; a salve when we are wounded; and a conduit to an inner source of joy, freedom, and insight. Whether you are a lover of poetry or have yet to discover its power, Rosen offers a new way to experience a poem. She encourages you to feel the poem as you might an affirmation or sacred text, which can align every level of your being. In an uncertain world, Saved by a Poem is an emphatic call to cultivate the ever-renewable resources of the heart. Through poetry, the unspeakable can be spoken, the unendurable endured, and the miraculous shared. Weaving teaching, story, verse, and memoir, Rosen guides you to find a poem that speaks to you so you can take it into your life and become a voice for its wisdom in the world. Inspirational audio download included! Featuring the voices of well-known authors reading a favorite poem and discussing its personal significance: Joan Borysenko, Andrew Harvey, Jane Hirshfield, Marie Howe, Grace Yi-Nan Howe, Robert Holden, Stanley Kunitz, Elizabeth Lesser, Thomas Moore, Christiane Northrup, Cheryl Richardson, Kim Rosen, and Geneen Roth.

Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Embodying a Poem; Poem: "Poetry" by Pablo Neruda, translated by Alastair Reid;
Chapter 2: How Poetry Saved My Life; Poem: "somewhere i have never travelled, gladly beyond" by E.E. Cummings;
Chapter 3: The Medicine of Poetry; Poem: excerpt from "Song of Myself" by Walt Whitman;
Chapter 4: Choosing a Poem; Poem: "Kindness" by Naomi Shihab Nye;
Chapter 5: The Anatomy of a Poem. Poem: "King of the River" by Stanley Kunitz
Chapter 6: Writing Poems on Your Bones; Poem: "My Nana Like the Trees" by Kim Rosen;
Chapter 7: The Gift of Forgetting; Poem: "The Summer Day" by Mary Oliver;
Chapter 8: Undressing Your Voice; Poem: "Against Certainty" by Jane Hirshfield;
Chapter 9: Borrowed by the Wind; Poem: "Song of a Man Who Has Come Through" by D.H. Lawrence;
Chapter 10: A Sudden Grace; Poem: "Annunciation" by Marie Howe;
Epilogue; Further Exploration; The Alchemy of Poetry and Music; Practices; Fifty Poems to Live by Heart

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