Louise Glück weaves together poetry and prayer. Kathryn Davis writes of loving, reading, dreaming, and dying. The two leave us unmoored and longing for more.
A Commonweal Christmas tradition: Editors and friends of the magazine offer book recommendations that may just be the perfect gift for someone on your list.
"The voice of a desert bird / Was a cry in the wilderness, to the wilderness, / Striking the rocks and cliffs, / Which, hearing nothing, send it back to the sky."
On this episode, spoken-word poet and professor Joshua Bennett shares his love for the art form, highlighting its capacity for community-building and liberation.
