Archive - Poetry & Made Things

April 2025

Wayfinding-Two Poems

Whether compass or stars, we find where we are and where we're going

Apr 24 •

Jody L. Collins

Poetry and Posterity

My Journey to Becoming a Poet and What I Found Along the Way

Published on Beyond the Bookshelf • Apr 22

Holy Week-A Poem Trio

The olive press, the hillside, the glory

Apr 16 •

Jody L. Collins

Violet Primavera-A Video Reading of a Spring Poem

Plus a reflection and prompt for you

Apr 10 •

Jody L. Collins

5 Haikus for Spring

In which I diverge from my previous plans and bring you this beauty

Apr 3 •

Jody L. Collins

March 2025

"Leafworks" In which I read a poem for Lent & The First Day of Spring

"Lent, " from the Middle English word lente, meaning “springtime,” from the Old English 'lencten' for 'lengthen'

Mar 22 •

Jody L. Collins

"Books Like a Boat"-Poems as Prayers #3

All good stories lead to God. Which books have carried you?

Mar 19 •

Jody L. Collins

"Spring a la Binney & Smith"-Poems as Prayers #2

How many ways can you say "Spring"?

Mar 13 •

Jody L. Collins

Poems as Prayers #1 - "Father/Falter"

Read, Reflect, Respond

Mar 6 •

Jody L. Collins

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