Tag Archives: Poetry of Faith

SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: RHIANNON CONLEY

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Sivan Butler-Rotholz

MURMUR by Rhiannon Conley “Did You Know? You can swim through the aorta of a blue whale.” I watched as two children swam, their soft hands like fins pushing themselves out of the open chamber of the imagined whale’s red … Continue reading →

SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: DEEP CALLS TO DEEP

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Sivan Butler-Rotholz

From DEEP CALLS TO DEEP By Jane Medved: WINTER BURIAL For the sky that reaches into its hushed pocket, for the bridle of winter waiting to be released. For the ghost face which slips over everyone, for the tusk of … Continue reading →

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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: NEW YEAR’S MORNING

Posted on September 16, 2017 by Sivan Butler-Rotholz

NEW YEAR’S MORNING By Helen Hunt Jackson Only a night from old to new! Only a night, and so much wrought! The Old Year’s heart all weary grew, But said: “The New Year rest has brought.” The Old Year’s hopes … Continue reading →

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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES REMEMBERS OKLA ELLIOTT

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Sivan Butler-Rotholz

A version of this post was featured on this series in December of 2010. It is being shared here today as As It Ought To Be mourns the loss of our founder. By Okla Elliott: THE IDIOT’S FAITH Three lanterns … Continue reading →

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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: SUFGANIYOT BY RABBI RACHEL BARENBLAT

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Sivan Butler-Rotholz

A version of this post was previously featured on the Saturday Poetry Series. SUFGANIYOT By Rabbi Rachel Barenblat In oil, pale circles roll and flip, doughy moons inflating. The fun part: poking a finger inside, giving a wiggle and twist, … Continue reading →

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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: SARAH SARAI

Posted on October 15, 2016 by Sivan Butler-Rotholz

REMORSE By Sarah Sarai When he lumbered in the way of men who use their hands to till earth, he knocked rough doorway to sob at unfairness and the slaying. Dull, trembling, he threw down three pelts against a desert … Continue reading →

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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: A ROSH HASHANAH POEM BY SARAH MARCUS

Posted on October 1, 2016 by Sivan Butler-Rotholz

By Sarah Marcus: ROSH HASHANAH, 5774 The moon was a sliver of itself the first night I thought of you combing a new year’s honey through our hair. We are taught to repent, but it’s a poor translation, for Teshuvah … Continue reading →

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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: ABRIANA JETTÉ

Posted on September 24, 2016 by Sivan Butler-Rotholz

LIES OUR MOTHER TOLD US By Abriana Jetté I do not believe in the story of the virgin but in the value of the human: the body — because no matter what you were told that soul is not yours. … Continue reading →

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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: SUSAN RICH

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Sivan Butler-Rotholz

MOHAMUD AT THE MOSQUE By Susan Rich ~ for my student upon his graduation And some time later in the lingering blaze of summer, in the first days after September 11th you phoned – if I don’t tell anyone my … Continue reading →

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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: STEPHANIE WELLEN LEVINE

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Sivan Butler-Rotholz

HOPE, TRUTH, FEAR, AND MY SPIRITUAL QUEST. YES! By Stephanie Wellen Levine Yes, I’m on a quest for truth, but only IF. IF there’s a story behind the stories I see, I want to know. A line of meaning running … Continue reading →

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