Da capo: A memory
Jane Hirshfield
It’s Sunday, which means it’s time for Memory, the side of Poetry & Process where we come together to memorize poetry. We conduct this practice to engrain words of meaning into our minds, bodies and beings that will serve as a companion during our unique walks through life. While each life is unique, the situations we encounter and the emotions we face have been felt by many who have walked before us. Poems we know deeply can speak what we need to hear at the most opportune times.
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Da capo by Jane Hirshfield
This is the point in our memorization process where we move the conversation to a Thread in the Chat function in the SubStack app/website. The text of the poem is posted there for paid subscribers to read and come back to. Join us there, today and throughout the week, to hear how others in this community are memorizing the poem, the impact it is having on their week, and to discuss the themes in the poem.
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