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Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg,

Poet, Writer & Transformative Language Artist

I believe in the transformative power of writing

for greater courage, resilience, and creativity.

As a writer, educator, facilitator, coach, and former Kansas Poet Laureate, I work with people to live our truest stories.

I write — poetry, memoir, fiction, songs, essays, and blog posts.
I facilitate workshops, teach classes, and coach people on writing for meaning, connection, and transformation.
I offer creative retreats: Brave Voice Retreats with Kelley Hunt,The Big Picture with Kathryn Lorenzen, and Writing from the Soul with Joy Roulier Sawyer.
I present readings and keynote talks

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Look What's Coming: Back on Earth
New Poetry for the Impossible Now

See more right here. Big thanks to Cornerstone Press for publishing this and to Dave Leiker for the cover photo

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The Everyday Magic Blog

9-11 Twenty-Five Years Later From the Vantage Point of a Subway Dweller: Everyday Magic, Day 1,043

On this 25th anniversary of 9-11, I share a post and a poem, both written 10 years after 9-11. May the memories of all those lost -- that day or months or years afterwards because of that day -- be a blessing. “Those god-awful towers,” my father said in disgust. He wasn’t alone: we all thought they were wicked ugly, too big, and besides, they would and did block the light from our neck of the woods, three blocks away, never mind that we were underground. Down the steps to the

Grief

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Sep 116 min read

This wild combination includes the goddess of country music, the sage of earth-centric prose and poetry, and the icon of feminism in word and deed, namely Dolly Parton, Wendell Berry, and Gloria Steinem. (

Dolly, Wendell & Gloria: May Their Gifts Go On: Everyday Magic, Day 1,042

In the last few weeks, a herd of the lionhearted have died. This wild combination includes the goddess of country music, the sage of earth-centric prose and poetry, and the icon of feminism in word and deed, namely Dolly Parton, Wendell Berry, and Gloria Steinem. (Had I world enough and time, I could also write about Tim Curry, Rachel Blau DuPlessis, and Robin Morgan, to name a few, who have also died recently.) "The gift goes on," writer Lewis Hyde wrote in his book, The Gif

Callings

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Sep 64 min read

Thrashing Against and Surrendering to Reality: Everyday Magic, Day 1,041

Going out of my mind (or into it). Art by Hong Chun Zhang (hanging at local hospital) Sitting still was never my forte. I was a kicking and twisting baby, a kid who couldn't stay in my seat, and an adult who rarely goes a minute with fidgeting. I'm almost always in motion, unless I'm asleep when, strangely enough, I'm capable of holding very still and dreaming I'm walking along the Jersey shore with Bruce Springsteen, talking about what we're writing. Maybe I just have few sp

change

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Aug 114 min read

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