"The traditional ways and rituals of all of Earth's peoples are kept in containers of poetry, song, and story. It is h…"

"In my community, we are taught that leadership qualities include humility, compassion, a sense of fairness, the abili…"

"When she broke on Earth, the light in her was not broken. We cannot break light, nor can we destroy it."

"Poetry (and other forms of writing) can be useful as a tool for finding the way into or through the dark. Or a device…"

"The most powerful poetry is birthed through cracks in history, through what is broken and unseen."

"I think of poetry as a kind of lyricism. I think of poetry as a place beyond words, that we — you know, the paradox i…"

"It was all connected, this poetics of listening, word making, and dancing. There was power to transform, to lighten t…"

"Emerging from a story, a poem, the Earth, a time in history, or from the body of our mothers is sometimes explosive, …"

"We must take care to feed the minds, hearts, and spirits of those coming up behind us--to offer songs, poems, and sto…"

"We are story gatherers. That's what we humans do."