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#280: Poetry in Practice

32m · Practically Happy · 11 Apr 10:00

Happy National Poetry Month! I have shared my love of poetry over the past couple years on the show with my segment, Pause for a Poem. Today I go a bit deeper and share some specific ways that I engage with poetry for wellbeing, reflection, and connection. I also share some favorite poems and collections, linked below: Instructions for Traveling West by Joy Sullivan What Kind of Woman by Kate Baer Home Body by Rupi Kaur Mother's Milk by Rachel Hunt Steenblik Projections by Sarah Lockwood A Thousand Mornings by Mary Oliver Find full show notes at livefreecreative.co/podcast Travel to Turkey with Miranda July 18-25 Register HERE Follow Miranda on Instagram @livefreemiranda and the show at @practically.happy.podcast Get one-on-one coaching with Miranda RIGHT HERE Pick up a copy of MY BOOK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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