Foreword by John Fox

Introduction

Chapter 1: Get Your Poetry Groove On

Gather the essentials for your poet’s toolbox.

Chapter 2: Elemental Wisdom

Harness the power of the elements to fuel your life.

Chapter 3: Body Language

Let your body speak!

Chapter 4: Sensorium

Awaken your senses!

Chapter 5: Wild Heart

Cultivate the courage to be true to your wild heart.

Chapter 6: Sanctuary

Create inner peace in a crazy world.

Chapter 7: Belonging

Weave the abandoned parts of yourself back into belonging.

Chapter 8: Fertile Darkness

Journey into the heart of the inward cycle.

Chapter 9: Desire

Allow desire to be the compass pointing you home.

Chapter 10: Bloom

Explore your life cycles, from seed to bloom and back again.

Chapter 11: Zen Bones

Boil your poems down to the essence.

Chapter 12: Heartbeat

Attune with your heartbeat.

Chapter 13: Moon Dance

Follow the lunar phases to inhabit your cycles, your shadow, your shine.

Chapter 14: Metamorphosis

Embody the poetry of change.

Conclusion

Love and Gratitude

Poems by Chapter

Index of Poets

About the Author

Writing by Heart

A Poetry Path to Healing and Wholeness