Trampled Blackberries
More fruit! On retreat last week, I smiled when I found that a poem I wrote at CSMV Wantage in …
Reflections
Relaunch! Shhh!
Kirsten M from A Letter from Home has asked if Holding Heaven is relaunching. Thanks for the idea, Kirsten! Well, …
Simple Poetry: Easing into it
So..here we go. You’re online, on your laptop, pc, phone, oojamaflip. Well you must be or you wouldn’t be reading …
Simply Poetry
I write poems. Some of them are polished, some are a bit raw, and a handful were written while staring …
Poetry and Journaling: Haiku
Not all poetry is spiritual: Discuss. Well, it depends what you mean by ‘spiritual,’ of course. A quick scroll through …
Psalms of Lament: Haikus of Hope
A new and exciting collection of haiku written by Emma Major, Amanda Holt and myself, published by Iona Books. Psalms …
Place, Norwood Cemetery and Great Aunt Annie
How would you define Theology of Place? Sacred places, sacred spaces? The place of community, cultural identity and location in …
What’s your Faith Playlist?
Favourite hits? Easy. But suppose you were asked to list the music that speaks of the ups and downs, the …
Advent 2023: Haiku-free zone 2
Yes – I know Advent, Christmas and Epiphany are long gone and Lent is approaching . Rather late to be …
NaPoWriMo: Holy Saturday to Easter
Day 16 of NaPoWriMo and we were challenged to write a Curtal Sonnet: Gerard Manley Hopkin’s 11 line variation on …
Epiphany Season re-blog: ‘Here’s One I made Earlier’
A Happy New Year to you. Is your Christmas tree safely packed away in the loft? Should you be more …
Advent ABC: Prophet
P is for prophet Living within that strange space ’twixt ‘now,’ and ‘not yet’