新着

This collection offers a rich harvest taken from one season in the poet's creative life. Like movements in a musical composition, these poems share leitmotifs—grief and the desire to honor those "saints" who have passed on; the sacramental power of nature; and, how works of art illuminate and console as they do. They point to the tension between the practice of monastic silence and the urge to bear witness, interrogating faith in the light of crises facing the earth and our human community.

In the quiet corners of life, love often speaks the loudest. Through shared mornings, held hands, unspoken forgiveness, and the simple act of staying—this collection is a celebration of marriage, the journey of happiness, and the beauty found in everyday life. These poems are meant to be lived in, breathed in, and returned to again and again.

I've never seen anyone at a public pool with a memorable enough body, good or bad, that I think about it ever again. If this line sounds familiar, it's because you've heard it in the background of thousands of videos on social media—a humbling reminder from poet and radio personality Josie Balka that what's important in our lives now isn't necessarily what's important to us in the long run.