Poetry in the Rose Garden
23 May, Scottish Poetry Rose Garden, Queen’s Park, Glasgow. Free.
Join the Friends of Queen’s Park to celebrate the launch of Gillian Dawson’s nature‑based haiku, plus an in‑situ reading of Catherine Eunson’s sonnet corona, The Scottish Poetry Rose Garden.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-in-the-rose-garden-tickets-1989016230087
Frae fields whare Spring her sweets has blawn
Wi’ caller verdure our the lawn,
The Gowdspink comes in new attire,
The brawest ’mang the whistling choir…
—Robert Fergusson (1750–1774), “Ode to the Gowdspink”
from The Poetical Works of Robert Fergusson (Glasgow, 1800)
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I Am . . .
I am the ringing chime
I am the blowing breeze
I am the pileated’s cry
I am the wind in the trees
I am the hush before thunder
I am the trembling leaf
I am the ache beneath wonder
I am the prayer under grief
I am the shadow at evening
I am the gold on the hill
I am the creek softly speaking
I am the soul becoming still
I am the dog at the doorway
I am the lamp in the rain
I am the path through the meadow
I am the song after pain
I am not one thing only
I am neither fixed nor confined
I am the world God is breathing
in my body, spirit, and mind.
Give me more time in a tree
Give me moreTime in a treeGive me some strengthTo get out of bed.The two, one in the same.Childlike wonder,Which kills ennuiWhich itself has rottedThe roots of the tree.That energy which is redirectedFrom the climb to the felling.The trimming of branches,Now a chore which calls.Requiring sacrificeAs all things do.The tree breathes easierKnowing it holds less weightAlthough my lungs,Become much heavier,As they gasp from work.Yet the tree gives,Yet the tree takes away.It gives unspoiled […]https://primitive.poetry.blog/2026/05/02/give-me-more-time-in-a-tree/
1 Poems About Trees and Life 🌳✨
Discover how nature’s giants mirror the human soul. From Robert Frost’s birches to William Blake’s cautionary "Poison Tree," these 11 masterpieces explore resilience, growth, and the quiet endurance of life. Let the branches of poetry inspire your own journey of standing tall and staying rooted. 🍃📖
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https://www.nevermorepoem.com/archives/16187
a monarch lands
red dragonflies; poems
new leaves
#DailyHaikuPrompt | new leaves
Postscript: Poets, especially nature / eco-poetry poets--
Trio House Press (a Minnesota-based publisher) will sell remaining stock of Red Dragonfly Press' publications on its web (https://www.triohousepress.org/)
Also of interest: they're kicking off an annual "Scott King Award in Eco-Poetry."
Scott passed away 5 years ago. He was a highly regarded artisanal publisher. See #RedDragonflyPress for my prior posts on their work, or their web while it's still up (https://www.reddragonflypress.org/). It's good to see his legacy carry on.
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“The richness of Donnchadh Bàn’s language becomes a metaphor for the richness of nature... The poem is a song & the music itself becomes a metaphor for the co-existence of different forms of life”
—Meg Bateman on “Moladh Beinn Dòbhrain” for Irish Pages
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https://irishpages.org/in-praise-of-ben-dorain/?v=79cba1185463
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sparrows on snow
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