The Higher Call
Nicole C. LivengoodThe Higher Call features personal essays, reflections, and encouragement for those seeking the work of their hands in Higher Ed and beyond.
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Tender
©2026 Photos and poem by Nicole C. Livengood; collage template from Canva.
(Inspired by the Liminality Journal’s May 13 prompt for A Poem a Day in May, courtesy of Kaitlin Curtice and her guest author, Krissy Kludt).
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So Much Depends
Inspired by Cameron-Awkward Rich’s “Meditations in an Emergency” and the Aspen Grove Writers Collective—you know who you are.
I wake up, and…
So much depends on the and, doesn’t it?
I wake up, and am leaden with resentment; my morni...
Turtle Love
I disrupted two turtles’ sweet nothings earlier this week…
Den of crisped leaves
Turtles clunk, clutch, collide
This is love?
Crisped leaves, sun caress
Stolen moment in a nest —
Please do not disturb
Eastern B...
When people hear of the stone age
Will they think of
slack-jawed fools with basic tools,
or
of a man on a mountain, stone slabs clutched in white-knuckled wonder?
Will they think of the slabs, their dictates
not to covet
not to steal
not to lust
not to make God in t...
Legacies and Life
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Perfect Commotion
A cento inspired by Mary Oliver's "The Swan" (Red Bird, 2008).
Bondage of life—
Have you felt it?
A black beak,
s...
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I am a reader, writer, scholar, educator, encourager, and seeker. I strive to live authentically and to honor peoples' stories through writing, workshops, and prayer.
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