Ep. 191: "Samhain" by Annie Finch
Annie Finch has been publishing and editing books of poetry and poetics for three decades.
Her most recent book is Earth Days: Poems, Chants, and Spellsin Five Directions (Nirala Publications, 2023).
Samhain is the ancient Irish and pagan festival of the autumn, the Celtic new year and the time when the spirits moved between worlds. It is the ancestor of the modern day Halloween.
There is great mystery in this poem. Enjoy.
You can read "Samhain" here
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