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The Eagle – A Poem by Gary Rosenthal

This is the last poem in Gary’s forthcoming collection Sleuthing the Numinous

Public Service Reminder

A Public Service Reminder for times of public strife

The Voice We Speak From

This has been the most downloaded poem of mine on Youtube and Tiktok

The Challenge of Staying Sane When the World Has Grown Mad

Friends, in our politically (and environmentally) overheated moment in time, there’s a challenge to staying sane when the chaotic world around us appears to have grown increasingly mad.

Dominion

This poem begins with a line from Genesis — perhaps we could use a new Creation Myth.

Fortune Cookie Oracle #36

While holding onto the tail of a dragon, I also managed to snatch a tiny teaching flying by, when I didn’t have the bandwidth for anything longer.

Fortune Cookie Oracle #34

A brief video-poem on embodying the virtues of a single, surprising word.

No One in Particular

Many years ago when I was a Zen student, I took on the inquiry of Who Am I? I’d walk around with that question all day long. When I meditated, that was my meditation. The nature of my existence became a mysterious question mark…

This Whole Shebang

This one’s a bit dystopian …

Serendipity, Love, & the Internet of Things

My love poems are getting weirder …

Antonio’s Gloves

Gary recorded his long funny poem about following “erotic clues” for a reading at Bard College. It appears in his poetry collection, An Amateur’s Guide to the Invisible World.