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Thank you Julie for these words today.

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Thank you, Julie. Peace to you.

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Hi Julie, Yes—Peace to you and yours.

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Oct 18, 2023Liked by Julie Hester

Denise Levertov is showing up in a number of places these days, and I'm grateful you chose this one, Julie. It goes to the heart of the matter.

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Thanks, SarahLee. If you've found another of hers that resonates, please share!

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Before I wrote using the Denise Levertov poem, I reread Judith Hill's Wage Peace. Iambic breath: unstressed then stressed sounds.

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Ah Kay, I had forgotten that one, thank you. I will share with my Writing through Grief class too. We used Pádraig Ó Tuama's The Lifeline last night, and this invites some of the same impulse. Here's a link to Wage Peace for other comment readers: https://www.judythhill.com/wage-peace-poem

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