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The Wonder of Small Things
The Wonder of Small Things: Poems of Peace and Renewal | James Crews
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The editor of the bestselling poetry anthologies How to Love the World and The Path to Kindness presents a collection of highly accessible, uplifting poetry celebrating the small wonders and peaceful moments of everyday life. James Crews, editor of two best-selling poetry anthologies, How to Love the World and The Path to Kindness, presents an all-new collection of highly accessible poems on the theme of celebrating moments of wonder and peace in everyday life. As Crews writes in the introduction: "[A] deep love for the world is present in every one of the poems gathered in this book. Wonder calls us back to the curiosity we are each born with, and it makes us want to move closer to what sparks our attention. Wonder opens our senses and helps us stay in touch with a humbling sense of our own human smallness in the face of unexpected beauty and the delicious mysteries of life on this planet." The anthology features a foreword by Nikita Gill and a carefully curated selection of poems from a diverse range of authors, including Native American poets Joy Harjo, Linda Hogan, Kimberly Blaeser, and Joseph Bruchac, and BIPOC writers Ross Gay, Julia Alvarez, and Toi Derricotte. Crews features new poems from popular writers such as Natalie Goldberg, Mark Nepo, Ted Kooser, Naomi Shihab Nye, Jane Hirshfield, and Jacqueline Suskin, along with selections from emerging poets. Readers are guided in exploring the meaning and essence of the poems through a series of reflective pauses scattered through the pages and reading group questions in the back. This anthology offers the perfect intersection for the growing number of readers interested in mindful living and bringing poetry into their everyday lives.
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kspenmoll
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Exhausting but fulfilling day both at work & at home. Capping it off with cinnamon milk,half a palmier, & some poetry. Not pictured:Em-cat snuggled on my lap.

TheBookHippie I got your package!!!! I just love love love everything!!!!! Thank you so so much!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️ 1d
kspenmoll @TheBookHippie Yay! I was popping items in it over time & had such fun thinking of you & all you do! I am joining in the Hands Off mobilization/rally Sat at the Capitol in Hartford. Glad to get out there with like minded people. 💪🏻 1d
TheBookHippie @kspenmoll I‘ll be out there too. 1d
ShelleyBooksie Yummy! Is that a tiny dumpster fire in the background? 1d
kspenmoll @ShelleyBooksie Yes! Gift from a co-worker💜 22h
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#PoetryMatters Day 24: #Wake - this was one of the poems I asked family members to read during my mother‘s cremation service and my college kid read it aloud again during the December break when we finally released mother‘s ashes into the Persian Gulf. Found the poem in the exquisite tagged book that gave me comfort during my time of grief.

TheSpineView So sorry for your loss. Love this poem. ❤️ 2mo
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GatheringBooks
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#DaysDevotedTo Day 13: My mother passed away last Sunday. This poetry anthology on #Kindness, peace, and renewal comforts me.

TheBookHippie May her memory be a blessing. Sending so much light to you. 💕 5mo
Bookwormjillk I‘m sorry for your loss 5mo
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#DaysDevotedTo Day 6: #HealthyLifestyle means standing in awe and wonder at what the world has to offer - plus this viral cake with pistachio and kunafa filling.

Eggs Glorious 👏🏻 5mo
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