“Each time you read one of these poems, a path opens to seeing more precisely, feeling more deeply.”

–ELLEN BASS, author of The Human Line

The poems expertly gathered here offer all that one might hope for in spiritual companionship: wisdom, compassion, peacefulness, good humor, and the ability to both absorb and express the deepest human emotions of grief and joy. The book includes a short essay on “Mindful Reading” and a meditation on sound by editor John Brehm–helping readers approach the poems from an experiential, nonanalytical perspective and enter into the mindful reading of poetry as a meditative practice.

“John Brehm has given us a superb selection.”

–MARK BRADY, PHD, author of The Wisdom of Listening

Includes poems by

PABLO NERUDA • WALT WHITMAN • HAN SHAN • WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS • WALLACE STEVENS • ALICIA OSTRIKER • CHUANG-TZU • WISLAWA SZYMBORSKA • DICK ALLEN • ELIZABETH BISHOP • WILLIAM WORDSWORTH • GARY SNYDER • JANE HIRSHFIELD • LI PO • PHILIP LARKIN • ROBERT FROST • RON PADGETT • YUSEF KOMUNYAKAA • AND MANY MORE