Welcome to the Poetry Place! This is a sanctuary for poets, poetry-lovers, and lovers of poets.
It is so easy to miss the poetry of life because we live in a world that doesn’t always celebrate the creative expression of the human soul. As Anna Akmatova wrote in 1917 in her poem, “Song about Songs”: “It seems that the voice we humans own / Will never sound, never celebrate” (trans. Lyn Coffin).
At the Poetry Place, we want to own our human voices, to sound in the silence, and to celebrate poetry. You are invited to join us!
THE POETRY PLACE 
Interesting poem about the Lord and the doves/water. ‘Spose it’s famous. Sounds like the story from that part of the Bible that was not accepted by the Council. (Can’t remember the name of that part right now …)
Anyway . . .interesting! Cool mention at the end about raising your voice — and taking time to do so.
Nice welcome!
Dear Jane,
Thank you for this wonderful site.
As a minister I am often looking for inspiration – prose and poetry that will feed my reflections and sermons. You have found and compiled an astounding collection of work. I am drawn to poems that lift us with hints of mystery and awe and it seems that you have similar taste.
Many thanks, as they poems you have presented will likely find their way into the worship services I lead for years to come. And please know, I always give the authors proper respect by thanking them and noting their full names, dates, and often origin.
In gratitude,
Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael
The Unitarian Universalists of Sterling, VA
Dear Rev. Anya ~ Thank you so much for your kind and inspiring words! I am so glad that the poetry here is a blessing to you. My heart rejoices to think it will also be a blessing to those to whom you minister.
With peace, love, & joy,
Jane