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POEM: "Only Bones"
On making peace with winter's grief as we trudge toward spring.
 • Riley Morsman
POEM: "Bison Skulls to Be Used for Fertilizer, 1892"
The unexpected convergence of Moby-Dick, the prairie, and the Creator.
 • Riley Morsman
POEM: "Rocking Song"
On the sweetness of a sleeping child and believing our belovedness.
 • Riley Morsman
POEM: "Of Prairie"
A celebration of "golden hour" in the heartland and all things yellow.
 • Riley Morsman
Happy 1st Birthday, Manifold Witness!
Come and join the party! We're pretending poetry is cake!
 • Riley Morsman
NEW POEM: "Like a Mother Peeling Oranges"
On playing with poetic forms and the grisly reality of sanctification.
 • Riley Morsman
NEW POEM: "Salvation in Kilograms Per Meter Cubed"
On finding your voice as a writer, what it means to be a kid, and the Kingdom.
 • Riley Morsman
NEW POEM: "When the Yellow Finally Arrives"
A behind-the-scenes look from first draft to published poem.
 • Riley Morsman
INTRODUCING: The Hike & Write Virtual Community
Monthly nature walks (wherever you are in the world) with a follow-up community video call to share what it inspired.
 • Riley Morsman
POEM: "Winter Palette"
A tiny poem on finding beauty in the barren.
 • Riley Morsman
It's Winter, and I'm Dreaming
On seasonal alignment, the itch for what's next, and a lot of book recs.
 • Riley Morsman
NEW POEM: "Word Became Flesh Becomes Words"
On finding the right words, poetry as worship, and the wonder of the Incarnation.
 • Riley Morsman
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