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Vita Poetica Journal — 234 episodes
Cloud Study by Daniel Cooperrider
Poems by Brian G. Phipps & Andreas Fleps
Cinctura by Jeffrey-Michael Kane
Poems by Randy Koch & Mary Lanham
The Still-ness of Space: A Review of Lost Cities by Valencia Robin
Poems by Caleb Horowitz
Permeable Devotion: Darius Stewart Reviews Donika Kelly's The Natural Order of Things
Spring 2026: Be Quiet Like the Tree
Poems by Evan Leslie
Poems by Ali Beheler & Bern Mulvey
Lectio of Belonging: Resting in the Voice of Love
Poems by Liza Moore & Johanna Caton, O.S.B.
Being Present: Finding God in Silence
Poems by Trevor Cunnington & Richard Jackson
"A kind of tribute to what we are": Rachel Grandey's Review of Reading Genesis by Marilynne Robinson
Poems by Temima Weissmann and Dion O'Reilly
Making Sense of Things in Community: Poet Jon Bishop
Two Poems by Kelly Sawin
In Defense of Bad Meditation by K.D. Battle
Poems by Mary B. Moore & James B. Nicola
As the Mind Dissolves by Chris Weigel
Winter 2026 Issue Trailer
Lay Me Down Gently by Onyeka Ndukwe
Poems by Julia Lisella & Lisa López Smith
Art by Ellen June Wright
Going Somewhere by Sheri Reda
Echoes of Infinity by Natalya Raduenz
Poems by Megan Willome & Constance Clark
Havening with Affirmations
Poems by Brittany Deininger
Strong Back, Soft Front, and Open Hands by Eric Massanari
Poems by Anne Myles & Jonathan Chibuike Ukah
Leaving the Labyrinth by Lory Widmer Hess
Poems by William Doreski & Lauren Suchenski
Negative Space by Steven Ovadia
Autumn 2025 Trailer
Poems by Maureen Sherbondy
Book Review by Dinah Ryan
Poem by David Blumenfeld
Shirley Paulson's Review of "The Girl Who Baptized Herself"
Poems by Riley Morsman & Claire Scott
Awed by Creation by Deb Baker
Poem by Alea Peister
Art for Meditation: A Conversation with Iconographer Philip Davydov
Poems by Barry Casey & Elizabeth Cranford Garcia
Expansive Prayer & Lectio Divina with Poetry by Holly Porter Phillips
Poems by Eric Machan Howd & Fred Gallagher
The Dead Hand by Micah Harris
Summer 2025 Trailer
Poems by Wayne Bornholdt
Poems by Abigail Carroll & Elizabeth Harlan-Ferlo
Poems by Christopher Honey & Sue Proffitt
Poems by Jan Wiezorek & Jonathan Chan
The Art of Contemplative Photography by Jacqueline Wallen
Poems by Fran Markover & Elizabeth Hamilton
The Sacrament of Silence by Layne Matthews Boles
Poems by Jonathan Chibuike Ukah & Maryella Desak Sirmon
Beulah Land by Corey Flintoff
Poems by Linda Laderman & Ryan Harper
How to Buy a Rainbow by Alice Wyman
Spring 2025 Trailer
Poem by Sharon Dolin & Art by Timothy deVries
The Practice of Leading Contemplative Prayer with Kevin Driedger
Poems by Maya Bernstein & Douglas Thorton
A Brief Cooking Meditation from Samir Knego
Poems by Riv Wren & Maxim D. Shrayer
Seeking Creative Freedom by Lory Widmer Hess
Poems by Spencer Barnhill & Rachel Prizant Kotok
Artist Tasha Cathey & Poet Barbara Krasner
Poems by D.S. Martin & Tzivia Gover
Surrendering to the Kiln: Interview with Potter Sarah Wells Rolland
Poems by Kathleen Hellen & Tommy Welty
Kani ka ‘ōpala by Benjamin Fairfield
Poems by Steven Searcy & Lisa Rosinsky
The Woman with Red Hair by Charles Sutphin
Poems by Ryan Service & Alisha Goldblatt
Obviously by Miriam Fried
Autumn 2024 Trailer
Poems by Richard Chess & D.E. Kern
Poems by Megan Huwa &
Poems by Jan Wiezorek & Megan McDermott
Matthew J. Andrews's Review of Lacunae by Scott Cairns
Poems by Brad Davis & Luke Usry
Lory Widmer Hess's Review of Life After Doom by Brian McLaren
Two Poems by Elizabeth Poliner
My Other Name Is Hagar by Heather M. Surls
Poems by Dominic Palmer & Arlene Tribbia
Ave Maria by Grace Donovan
Three Poems by David Allen Sullivan
Contemplation of Creation: A Nature Meditation Walk
Pastor & Actor Rev. Lisa Cole Smith
Summer 2024 Trailer
Embodied Faith: Conversation with Dancers Hope Blackburn & Jacob Shoup
A Journal of Many Colors by Rachel Berry
Review of Museum Exhibit "The Art of Knowing"
Poems by Ping Yi Yee & Isabel Chenot
Visual Art by Alexis Eke
Poems by Bart Edelman & K.D. Battle
Miriam: A Multimedia Project by Gerburg Garmann
Poems by Scott Hales & Kara Applegate
Shoah Shoes by Helen L. Conway
Two Poems by Maxim D. Shrayer
Standing Water by James Roderick Burns
Two Poems by Terry E. Hill
Saturday Night at the Dairy Queen by Chris Drew
Spring 2024 Trailer
Readers Respond
The Sacredness of All Things: A Conversation with Poet Wen-Juenn Lee
Poems by Jonathan Chan, Caleb Westbrook, & Matt Stanley
Poems by E.R. Skulmoski
Poems by Wayne Bornholdt & Susan Shea
Meditation through a Window with Samir Knego
Poems by Maxim D. Shrayer & Matthew E. Henry
Review of "Nervous: Essays on Heritage & Healing"
Poems by Justin Lacour & Conner Cowan
A Mother's Prayer by Jennifer Lendvai-Lintner
Winter 2024 Trailer
Poems from Jonathan Frey & Jean Anne Feldeisen
A Blessing for Your Belly by Rebekah Vickery
Three Poems by Stephen M. Sanders
Art by Maura H. Harrison & Poem by Erica Waters
Two Poems by Joel Peckham
Poem by Edward A. Dougherty and Art by Michelle J. Chun
Two Poems by Maxim D. Shrayer
Breathe: A Wild Church Reflection from Sarah Werner
Practices from Our Community: An Invitation from Samir Knego
Less and More by Angela Townsend
Autumn 2023 Trailer
A Blessing for Your Breath from Rebekah Vickery
Interview with Visual Artist Scott Aasman
Three Poems by Phillip Aijian
Drawing Praise: Contemplative Exercise from Samir Knego
Poem by Joseph Byrd & Art by Lucy Bell
Review of Smithsonian's Spirit in the Dark Exhibit by Mary Amendolia Gardner
Two Poems by Rachelle Scott & Paul Hostovsky
To See Beyond Walls: Cheryl Sadowski Reviews Illuminations by Mary Sharratt
Acyanoblepsia by Jack Stewart
Scotus by James Roderick Burns
Poems by Hannah Hinsch
Shelter by Emily Ver Steeg
Summer 2023 Trailer
Poem by Ellen June Wright & Photography by David A. Goodrum
Poems by Zachary Dankert
Poems by Jesse Caverly & Jonathan McGregor
A Blessing for Your Face by Rebekah Vickery
Poems by Ace Boggess and Mark Mansfield
Kolya Braun-Greiner's Book Review of This Here Flesh by Cole Arthur Riley
Poems by Paula M. Rodriguez & James Hannon
A Wolf's Heart by O Thiam Chin
Poems by Will Neuenfeldt & Eric Machan Howd
House of Worship by Heidie (Raine) Senseman
Spring 2023 Trailer
Poems by Lila Robinett & Charm Chandler
Poems by Chris Vrountas
Poems by Jen Schneider and Kath Higgins
Two Poems by Michael Sandler
Poems by Sharon Scholl and Natalie M. Schubert
Two Poems by Hilary Sallick
Poems by Daniel Thomas & Sean O'Neill
A Blessing for Your Skin by Rebekah Vickery
Poems by Maxim D. Shrayer & Alea Peister
The Calculus of Awe by Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew
Poems by Alina Gharabegian & Kathy Nelson
Her Brother's Keeper by David C. Metz
Poems by Zachary Sholem Berger & Mildred Kiconco Barya
Both / And: Two Museum Exhibition Reviews by Cheryl Sadowski
Winter 2023 Trailer
Devil in the Details: Cheryl Sadowski's Review of Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen
Beauty for Ashes: Interview with Author David Zahl
Poems by Adrian Harte & Shae Krispinsky
Moon Meditation by Ame Kitchener
Poems by Blake Kilgore and Joanne M. Clarkson
Cradles by Connor Walden
Poem by Christopher Honey & Visual Art by Serrah Russell
Woman by Sandra Miller
Poems by Glenn Armstrong
There Should Be Angels by Ruth Farmer
Autumn 2022 Trailer
Poems by E.V. Noechel
Visual Art by Mary Jane Miller
Poems by Linda McCullough Moore & Michael Hettich
Visual Art by Rhian Swierat
Poems by Kathleen Hellen & Marda Messick
Dustfully by Phocas
Poems by G.R. Kramer & John C. Mannone
Sacred Invitations: Writer Patrice Gopo in Conversation with Emily Chambers Sharpe
Poems by Ellis Purdie & Remi Recchia
God Help Him by Nathan Geeting
Poems by Andy Oram & Gabriella Brand
The Soul a City by Sarah Law
Season 5 Trailer: Summer 2022 Issue
Zen Meditation by Grace Phong
The Visceral Experience of Faith: Poet Libby Kurz in Conversation with Emily Chambers Sharpe
Poems by Libby Kurz & Barbara Sabol
My Slow Uncertain Journey into the Writing Life by Heather Morton
Poems by Samir Knego and Peter Bankson
Chosen People by Ethan Ashkin Stanton
Two Poems by Devon Balwit
Spring 2022: Notes on Borrowed Wisdom by Ken Hines
Ars Poetica, Obstetrics, Painting, and the Rough Draft by Sean Sexton
Poems by Jenna K. Funkhouser & Jonathan Chan
Interview with Visual Artist Maria Eugenia Fee
Poems by James Owens & Maria Giura
Made by Hand: A Meditation with Clay by Marjory Zoet Bankson
Poems by James Hannon & Julie L. Moore
Finding Meaning in Modernity by Cheryl Sadowski
Two Poems by B.J. Buckley
An Ode to an Ode about Hands by Rebecca Moon Ruark
Two Poems by Alfonso Sito Sasieta
Living Locks by Stephen J. Wallace
Season 3 Trailer: Winter 2022 Issue
Poems by Susan Delaney Spear & Jeremy Szuder
Moving Meditation by Emily Wright
Two Poems by Fiona Vigo Marshall
A Conversation with Dancer Emily Wright
Poems by Jacqueline Wallen & Kate Maxwell
The Children of the Sun Begin to Wake by Chad Holley
Two Poems by Ed Meek
Wood Heat by Basira Harpster
Season 2 Trailer (Autumn 2021 Issue)
The Visual Art of Jennifer Anne Moses & "Jonah" by Jeff Burt
Poems by L. Ward Abel & Kathleen Gunton
Two Poems by Jeannine Pitas
Poems by Karen Neuberg & Mark J. Mitchell
A Daily Examen for Living as an Anti-Racist Person
Poems by Rachel Grandey & James Owens
A Conversation with Poet Edward A. Dougherty
Poems by Rose Knapp and Gerard Sarnat
A "Slackness of the Soul" by Nicole M. Roccas
Poems by Laurie Klein and Matthew J. Andrews
On Temporal Tranquility by Cheryl Sadowski
Two Poems by Lauren K. Carlson
History Lessons by Jeannine Marie Pitas
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