Poetry & Life (Notes from an Old Lesbian)
Diane SilverPoetry & Life is a weekly dose of perspective by poet Diane Silver. From original poems to writing exercises to experiences designed to blow the fog out of our minds, Poetry & Life seeks to enable us to blossom wherever we're planted.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 292 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 3 days ago |
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Friday Zen - 9 October 2026
One of my favorite field trips that I took while chasing geologists around led us to southern California where we hiked the shore and explored the kind of sandstone outcrops that are usually only found at the bottom of the ocean. These outc...
Becoming Glorious
For today’s episode of the Poetry & Life podcast—and yes, it’s a new episode—I’m going to do something different. Instead of reading a poem, I’m going to tell you a story about change.
The topic of change has been on my mind lately as I’v...
Friday Zen - 2 October 2026
I love watching water roll.
I love watching water roll. I love the unexpected splashes as water meets rock, the whitecaps, even the feeling of a cloudy sky that turns blue water into roiling shades of green.
[BEST OF] 40 Years of Silence, Epilogue
Why am I talking about all this pain? Because I’m not the only person who has been silenced by violence and trauma. I’m not the only survivor of child abuse. People need to know they’re not alone. Equally important, we all need to retire th...
Kansas Zen - 25 September 2026
Every hike needs a dog.
Every hike needs a dog. Don’t you think? This lovely pup lived with the folks who ran this wilderness lab I visited with geology students in the Ozark Mountains. He followed us down every trail, and we all fell in l...
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I'm a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet who lives in Kansas, enjoys the Prairie, but misses the Great Lakes of her childhood. I seek to tease open the scars life lays over our hearts.
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