THE NECTAR OF THIS BREATH
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THE NECTAR OF THIS BREATH

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THE NECTAR OF THIS BREATH

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THE NECTAR OF THIS BREATH  - explores the liminal space between poetry and meditation. Many of the poems are prompts for contemplative practice, either by individuals or groups. They unite the mind with the heart, reaching even into our cell physiology to refresh the weary body with "the nectar of this breath." Without using esoteric or religious terminology, these poems probe the most subtle science of breathing, a spiritual practice handed down through wisdom traditions of both East and West. There are also longer poems, full of humor and rebellion, breaking into ecstatic incantation in the tradition of Walt Whitman and the Beats. The book gently reminds us that the same power who spins the galaxies and sings the stars comes to indwell us as our very breath, "and the dignity of this inhalation, how it softly places the spirit in each cell of your flesh, is your Lover's secret name."

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Publisher
Saint Julian Press, Inc.
Year
2022
ISBN
9781955194068
Edition
01
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Poetry
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. COVER
  2. THE NECTAR OF THIS BREATH
  3. ALSO BY ALFRED K. LAMOTTE
  4. Praise for the Nectar of this Breath
  5. INTRODUCTION: A BREATH BOOK
  6. THE NECTAR OF THIS BREATH
  7. SECRET
  8. ANCESTRY
  9. HUMMING
  10. HYMN TO IMPERFECTION
  11. STRANGERS AND PILGRIMS
  12. MUSTARD SEED
  13. INVENTORY OF ESSENTIAL DISTRACTIONS
  14. THREE MIRACLES
  15. ELECTION
  16. SHEKINAH
  17. ONE LAW
  18. PRAISE SONG
  19. NO CHAKRAS
  20. CARNIVAL OF DRUNKEN POETS
  21. FOUR A.M.
  22. SAY LESS
  23. BRING THOUSANDS
  24. DOING BUSINESS ON THE SABBATH
  25. SADHANA
  26. TO THE GARDEN
  27. OLD TIRE
  28. LITTLE CREATURES
  29. STAR SECRET
  30. MAGI
  31. TEA WITH A LADY OF ZEN
  32. LOGIC
  33. A CHILDHOOD PRACTICE
  34. CAN YOU BOW?
  35. NATIVITY
  36. ATTENSHIN DEFSIT
  37. THE SIMPLEST MEDITATION
  38. JUICE
  39. HOW IT BEGINS
  40. SWAMP SUTRA
  41. WIND HARP
  42. CATASTROPHE
  43. WILD FLOWER YOGA
  44. DWINDLING DAYLIGHT
  45. SOME SAY YOU ARE NOT THIS BODY
  46. LISTENING
  47. THE PRACTICE OF WINTER
  48. KOAN FOR A SUNDAY MORNING
  49. WHAT SHALL YOU WEAR?
  50. WEDDING
  51. RETROGRADE
  52. KISS YOUR DEMONS
  53. ALL I CAN DO
  54. POEM IN THE SHAPE OF A GRAIL
  55. AWAKE
  56. YOU MUST DANCE NAKED
  57. TIRED OF GODS
  58. SACRED LAND
  59. NON CREDO
  60. ODE TO YOUR HANDS
  61. MIDSUMMER'S EVE AND MORNING
  62. PARTNER
  63. WORLD WITHOUT US
  64. CHANDRA NADI
  65. WHAT HAPPENED TO WELLS
  66. JASMINE
  67. ODE TO YOUR HEARTBEAT
  68. SALMONBERRIES
  69. IF YOU PRAY
  70. COLLAPSE
  71. PLEDGE
  72. GOSPEL
  73. DO ANY KINDNESS
  74. TRASH: A SABBATH MEDITATION
  75. WHAT HAFEZ WANTS
  76. A DARK WORLD
  77. FUCK UP
  78. MEN
  79. EULOGY FOR A FINCH
  80. MERELY METAPHYSICAL
  81. OCTOBER WALK (A PROSE POEM)
  82. ESOTERIC MATHEMATICS OF SRI YANTRA
  83. GRAND ALIGNMENT
  84. MISSION
  85. A SIMPLE RELIGION
  86. SHRAPNEL
  87. FALLING INTO MY SKIN
  88. FOOL
  89. LIES
  90. THE HEALING
  91. IMPORTANT TO SAY
  92. TO REMIND YOU
  93. OUTLAW
  94. BARE BRANCH
  95. A MORATORIUM ON NAMES
  96. PIE (MORE CONFUSION ABOUT MY CHAKRAS)
  97. VOCATION
  98. THE AMAZEMENT OF GARDENERS
  99. RETURN
  100. WOUNDED FLUTE (TO RUMI)
  101. BRUISE
  102. SONNET IN AUTUMN AIR
  103. THANK YOU
  104. HOW TO FALL ASLEEP
  105. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  106. NOTES
  107. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  108. Back Cover