brie (she/her)
32:00
Eugene, Oregon. I’m new!
anne richardson
32:17
from Lake Oswego OR. been to a lot...haha. Welcome brie!
Trudy G
32:26
1st one, heard about it from Debra. In Kent, WA
Cathe Foster
32:39
Hi, I'm from Portland. This is my second or third time on and first time reading.
armenbacon
32:43
Fresno, CA. Love this group.
Anne Sandler
32:43
Kamuela HI
Asha (she/her)
33:23
Perth, Western Australia and this is my first time! What a wonderful concept and community.
iPad (3)
33:34
Denver, Colorado! Grief is like glitter. Glitter by Patrick Droney - great song!
Stephanie Silenti (she/her)
33:37
Kalapuya lands of Hillsboro, Oregon. Been attending for at least a year. Happy to be in space with you all. (Hi Annie!)
anne richardson
39:21
voice stolen by sorrow
Alayna Erhart (she/her)
39:23
voice stolen by sorrow </3
Alayna Erhart (she/her)
40:01
too much life / not enough living you
Catherine Tripp
40:06
You bequeathed me your last breath…
anne richardson
40:48
staff speaking a language of exclusion
Alayna Erhart (she/her)
41:30
insinuating itself into secret places
anne richardson
43:19
line of death curls and snakes…
Stephanie Silenti (she/her)
44:16
truly beautiful Asha, thank you
anne richardson
44:16
stunning. each word. thank you so much.
armenbacon
44:22
So gorgeous. Achingly beautiful.
Georgianna Negron-Long
44:32
Thank you Asha!
Catherine Tripp
44:53
Grief smells like stale beer and salty tears. Wow
Alayna Erhart (she/her)
44:53
thank you, Asha. So visceral. beautifully read.
iPad (3)
45:02
Grief smells….thank you Asha. Beautiful reading!
Cathe Foster
45:14
So lovely and precise, Asha.
Asha (she/her)
46:55
Thank you all so much!
anne richardson
47:06
I long for you without a veil
Alayna Erhart (she/her)
47:24
washing dishes and writing poems
Asha (she/her)
47:31
Grief peaks but sadness remains - oh
Catherine Tripp
47:41
one dish, one word at a time...
anne richardson
47:46
sound of a door left ajar
Alayna Erhart (she/her)
48:16
an empty driveway, a broken heart.
iPad (3)
48:22
I love the commentary woven between…Gahhhh
Asha (she/her)
48:47
The reflections between each poem are just wonderful
Stephanie Silenti (she/her)
50:46
so wonderful Peter, the braiding of poems and commentary on structure.
anne richardson
51:01
thank you Peter. love how that flowed. and I love Kate too
Catherine Tripp
51:06
Limbericks - lovely
iPad (3)
51:08
LOVED the “how to poem our grief!”
Alayna Erhart (she/her)
51:10
yes yes that was incredible. informative and intricate. thank you.
Catherine Tripp
51:24
Limericks - sorry, my fingers are not limber…
Asha (she/her)
51:59
The limerick was such a breath, such a moment for the listener to take stock. Terrific addition. Thank you Peter.
Alayna Erhart (she/her)
52:19
tentative. you hold it.
anne richardson
52:32
crystal grief piercing your body
Asha (she/her)
52:38
Oh, Joanna. I love the physicality of this piece. So visceral.
Cathe Foster
53:50
No snapping out of grief.
anne richardson
53:51
there is no snapping out of grief!
Asha (she/her)
53:56
it holds you until it lets you go
anne richardson
55:24
shit shower and shave routine
Alayna Erhart (she/her)
55:29
^^
peterb32000@yahoo.com
55:33
loss of work - loss of comradeship - tough
Asha (she/her)
57:41
not gone, but now not ever-present
anne richardson
58:09
enjoying grieving this time around.
Cathe Foster
58:32
I'm a bit found.
armenbacon
58:55
This time it’s just a part of life…
Asha (she/her)
59:03
I'm also a bit found 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Jami
59:09
The pangs of grief became memory prods
Catherine Tripp
59:19
anticipatory grief - universal
Asha (she/her)
59:36
grief is being human
Jami
59:38
Allowing yourself to feel deeply
iPad (3)
59:48
Grief makes you stop
Jami
59:53
Stop listen
anne richardson
01:00:05
stop listen grief allows you to do that
Alayna Erhart (she/her)
01:00:08
wow.
Alayna Erhart (she/her)
01:00:11
speechless.
anne richardson
01:00:15
thank you! so wonderful. each word
Jami
01:00:18
Transformative
Asha (she/her)
01:00:25
the heartbeat of those last lines - just wonderful
Alayna Erhart (she/her)
01:02:31
edgy eggshell relationship
Asha (she/her)
01:02:38
^^^
anne richardson
01:02:40
mom and i had an edgy eggshell relationship
anne richardson
01:03:25
where am i going/
armenbacon
01:04:08
I’m glad you’ll miss me.
Asha (she/her)
01:05:02
from my mother to being a mother
anne richardson
01:05:05
shifted from my mother to being a mother
Alayna Erhart (she/her)
01:05:57
our whole lives reaching for each other
anne richardson
01:06:07
rose in rapid little bird sips
Catherine Tripp
01:07:08
Guest Suites … resonates with those of us who have occupied that space - beautifully done.
armenbacon
01:07:58
like a tongue wiggling a loose tooth…
Asha (she/her)
01:08:15
we would all be fine
iPad (3)
01:08:28
Powerful!
Alayna Erhart (she/her)
01:08:42
i relate to that and appreciate the honesty so very much. brava.
anne richardson
01:08:45
thank you. what a wonderful powerful sharing
iPad (3)
01:08:47
Yay, Debra!
anne richardson
01:11:11
another reminder of weakness
Cathe Foster
01:11:26
It had to be the teeth
Alayna Erhart (she/her)
01:11:27
it had to be the teeth
Asha (she/her)
01:11:46
who'd done the yeoman's work for the past year
anne richardson
01:12:15
buried under heaps of those others
Asha (she/her)
01:12:25
as useless as gum stuck in my hair
Stephanie Silenti (she/her)
01:12:55
six syllable poisons. ugh. yes.
Alayna Erhart (she/her)
01:12:57
a guarantee of unbearable
Catherine Tripp
01:13:03
came with a guarantee of unbearable
anne richardson
01:13:19
yes yes yes absolutely yes. give it to me
Asha (she/her)
01:13:37
with a folder of bitter news
Catherine Tripp
01:13:38
a folder of bitter news…
Alayna Erhart (she/her)
01:13:45
order lunches neither of us touched
anne richardson
01:15:00
you know what I would give for two more years
Asha (she/her)
01:15:30
I have moved now to a state of petrified
Catherine Tripp
01:16:17
a mound of suffering flesh not a human
anne richardson
01:16:37
how will i get through
Asha (she/her)
01:16:47
I saw its ruthlessness
iPad (3)
01:17:15
Holy wow, Debra
anne richardson
01:17:20
standing before it, all it could be was small.
Asha (she/her)
01:17:24
Oh my goodness - all I could be was small. Oof
Catherine Tripp
01:17:27
thank you
anne richardson
01:17:33
that was so powerful and raw and honest Debra. Thank you
Alayna Erhart (she/her)
01:17:34
man. speechless again.
Alayna Erhart (she/her)
01:17:37
thank you thank you thank you
Cathe Foster
01:17:48
This has been amazing. Everyone's was so powerful.
Kauakea Winston
01:17:50
Wow…so beautiful
Stephanie Silenti (she/her)
01:17:59
I am so moved, so beautiful and unflinching and true
Kauakea Winston
01:18:01
Mahalo, thank you everyone
iPad (3)
01:18:02
I am so grateful to be hear for all of your words.
Asha (she/her)
01:18:08
Just spectacular work. Thank you for the privilege of listening to all of you.
iPad (3)
01:18:09
*here
Kauakea Winston
01:18:15
So needed in this world.
Beth Bornstein Dunnington
01:18:22
Beautiful, everyone. Thank you so much.
Georgianna Negron-Long
01:18:23
Thank you to all the readers! ❤️
Jami
01:18:34
All the thanks in the universe
Nadya Saidy
01:18:45
everyone was amazing. so moving. thank you all for sharing
armenbacon
01:18:47
Thank you beautiful readers.
Scott Burke
01:19:13
Thank you everybody for sharing
Stephanie Silenti (she/her)
01:20:02
thank you thank you thank you ❤️