
Poetry for Peace
By Stacie Eirich

Poetry for PeaceApr 29, 2023

What We Found
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 8 of Poetry for Peace, a podcast that finds the light in verses. Hosted by Stacie Eirich, a poet, mother & singer. This episode shares a poem titled: What We Found. Written in Dedication to the Patients, Families & Staff of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, In Thanks for The Family Commons.
I hope you've enjoyed this episode of Poetry for Peace. You can listen to poems that find the light every Wednesday & Saturday during National Poetry Month, April 2023.
For more verses and songs, visit: https://www.stacieeirich.com/

Essay on Spring
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 7 of Poetry for Peace, a podcast that finds the light in verses. Hosted by Stacie Eirich, a poet, mother & singer. This episode shares a poem titled: Essay on Spring. This poem was published on my blog on March 21, 2023.
View the text of the poem at: https://www.stacieeirich.com/post/essay-on-spring
I hope you've enjoyed this episode of Poetry for Peace. You can listen to poems that find the light every Wednesday & Saturday during National Poetry Month, April 2023.
For more verses and songs, visit: https://www.stacieeirich.com/

Winter
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 6 of Poetry for Peace, a podcast that finds the light in verses. Hosted by Stacie Eirich, a poet, mother & singer. This episode shares a poem titled: Winter.
This poem is forthcoming in Words & Whispers in 2023.
https://www.wordsandwhispers.org/
I hope you've enjoyed this episode of Poetry for Peace. You can listen to poems that find the light every Wednesday & Saturday during National Poetry Month, April 2023.
For more verses and songs, visit: https://www.stacieeirich.com/

Geography Lesson
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 5 of Poetry for Peace, a podcast that finds the light in verses. Hosted by Stacie Eirich, a poet, mother & singer. This episode shares a poem titled: Geography Lesson. This poem is forthcoming in The Healing Muse, Volume 23, 2023.
https://www.upstate.edu/bioethics/thehealingmuse/
I hope you've enjoyed this episode of Poetry for Peace. You can listen to poems that find the light every Wednesday & Saturday during National Poetry Month, April 2023.
For more verses and songs, visit: https://www.stacieeirich.com/

Hope like Sunlight
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 4 of Poetry for Peace, a podcast that finds the light in verses. Hosted by Stacie Eirich, a poet, mother & singer. This episode shares a poem titled: Hope like Sunlight. This poem is forthcoming in The Bluebird Word in May, 2023.
I hope you've enjoyed this episode of Poetry for Peace. You can listen to poems that find the light every Wednesday & Saturday during National Poetry Month, April 2023.
For more verses and songs, visit: https://www.stacieeirich.com/

Ascending
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 3 of Poetry for Peace, a podcast that finds the light in verses. Hosted by Stacie Eirich, a poet, mother & singer. This episode shares a poem titled: Ascending. This poem is forthcoming in Remington Review in April, 2023.
View the text of the poem at: https://remingtonreview.wixsite.com/remingtonreview
I hope you've enjoyed this episode of Poetry for Peace. You can listen to poems that find the light every Wednesday & Saturday during National Poetry Month, April 2023.
For more verses and songs, visit: https://www.stacieeirich.com/

Breaking Open Joy
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 2 of Poetry for Peace, a podcast that finds the light in verses. Hosted by Stacie Eirich, a poet, mother & singer. This episode shares a poem titled: Breaking Open Joy. This poem was published in The Bluebird Word on March 1, 2023.
View the text of the poem at: https://thebluebirdword.com/breaking-open-joy-by-stacie-eirich/
I hope you've enjoyed this episode of Poetry for Peace. You can listen to poems that find the light every Wednesday & Saturday during National Poetry Month, April 2023.
For more verses and songs, visit: https://www.stacieeirich.com/

Nourishment
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 1 of Poetry for Peace, a podcast that finds the light in verses. Hosted by Stacie Eirich, a poet, mother & singer. This episode shares a poem titled: Nourishment. This poem was published in Cantos Literary Journal in March, 2023.
View the text of the poem at: https://issuu.com/mobap/docs/cantos_2023/
I hope you've enjoyed this episode of Poetry for Peace. You can listen to poems that find the light every Wednesday & Saturday during National Poetry Month, April 2023.
For more verses and songs, visit: https://www.stacieeirich.com/

Trailer: Poetry for Peace, Season 2
Welcome to Poetry for Peace, Season 2, a podcast that finds the light in verses. Hosted by Stacie Eirich, a poet, mother & singer. Listen to new episodes every Wednesday and Saturday during National Poetry Month, April 2023. For more verses & songs, visit: https://www.stacieeirich.com/

Pause
Thank you for listening to Season 1 of Poetry for Peace, a podcast that finds the light in verses. I am pausing my podcast for family needs at this time.
Seek the light in what and whom you love; poetry will always be a space of great comfort and joy in my life, and I hope in yours as well.
Thank you again, and I look forward to sharing more verses and finding the light with you when I can. Be well. -Stacie

Summer Chimera
Episode 8 of Poetry for Peace shares a poem titled: Summer Chimera. A poem written on a summertime visit to my hometown, its images of light represent a space of childhood memory, natural beauty and dreams.
This poem was published in Green Ink Poetry, Collection 13: Luminescence. View the text of the poem at: https://www.greeninkpoetry.co.uk/poetry-submissions-all/stacie-eirich-summer-chimera
I hope you've enjoyed this eighth episode of Poetry for Peace. You can listen to poems that find the light every Wednesday and Saturday, starting Oct. 19th, 2022.
For more verses and songs, visit: https://www.stacieeirich.com/

All that Sings
Episode 7 of Poetry for Peace shares a poem titled: All that Sings. A poem that celebrates life and the beauty of springtime, its verses are filled with motion and the songs that are around and within us.
This poem was published in Last Leaves Magazine, Issue 5, Fall 2022. The magazine is available in print at Barnes and Noble stores. To download a PDF copy, visit: https://www.lastleavesmag.com/last-leaves-issues
I hope you've enjoyed this seventh episode of Poetry for Peace. You can listen to poems that find the light every Wednesday and Saturday, starting Oct. 19th, 2022.
For more verses and songs, visit: https://www.stacieeirich.com/

Reflection of a Woman
Episode 6 of Poetry for Peace shares a poem titled: Reflection of a Woman. A sensual poem that explores the seasons of life, it speaks of daily patterns and changes within and around us.
This poem was published in The Journey (Paddler Press), Volume 6: Changes.
To read the issue this poem is published in, visit: https://paddlerpress.ca/issues-trip-log/
I hope you've enjoyed this sixth episode of Poetry for Peace. You can listen to poems that find the light every Wednesday and Saturday, starting Oct. 19th, 2022.
For more verses and songs, visit: https://www.stacieeirich.com/

Ollie the Jazz Cat
Episode 5 of Poetry for Peace shares three children's limericks titled: Ollie the Jazz Cat. A limerick is a poetic stanza made up of five lines with the rhyme scheme: AABBA.
This poem was published on Storyberries, a digital children's space where kids of all ages and their caregivers can read and listen to stories & poems.
To read the written text of this poem, visit: https://www.storyberries.com/poems-for-kids-ollie-the-jazz-cat-three-limericks-childrens-poetry/
I hope you've enjoyed this fifth episode of Poetry for Peace. You can listen to poems that find the light every Wednesday and Saturday, starting Oct. 19th, 2022.
For more verses and songs, visit: https://www.stacieeirich.com/

The Artist
Episode 4 of Poetry for Peace shares a poem titled: The Artist. Its verses creative inspiration & processes, and recognize the value of all types of artists in our world.
This poem was first published in Art Times Journal in March 2022. It was re-published in April 2022 in The Greenville Chamber Singers' Spring Concert Program: Our Voices.
To read the written text of this poem, visit: https://arttimesjournal.com/poetry/poets.html
I hope you've enjoyed this fourth episode of Poetry for Peace. You can listen to poems that find the light every Wednesday and Saturday, starting Oct. 19th, 2022.
For more verses and songs, visit: https://www.stacieeirich.com/

i am learning to be still
Episode 3 of Poetry for Peace shares a poem I wrote in April of 2021, titled: i am learning to be still. Inspired by moments of quiet presence in nature, its verse are rooted in gratitude for our earth.
This poem was published in The Bluebird Word on April 1, 2022.
To read the poem's text, visit: https://thebluebirdword.com/i-am-learning-to-be-still-by-stacie-eirich/
I hope you've enjoyed this third episode of Poetry for Peace. You can listen to poems that find the light every Wednesday and Saturday, starting Oct. 19th, 2022.
For more verses and songs, visit: https://www.stacieeirich.com/

Sacred Space
Episode 2 of Poetry for Peace shares a poem titled: Sacred Space. Written in 2021, its verses reflect on the aural histories and memories of the places and spaces we visit.
This poem was published in Synkroniciti Magazine in September 2022.
To read the written text of this poem, you can purchase a single issue of Synkroniciti Magazine at: https://synkroniciti.com/the-magazine/purchase-individual-issues
I hope you've enjoyed this second episode of Poetry for Peace. You can listen to poems that find the light every Wednesday and Saturday, starting Oct. 19th, 2022.
For more verses and songs, visit: https://www.stacieeirich.com/

Glasswing Butterfly
Episode 1 of Poetry for Peace highlights a poem I wrote in the spring of 2020, titled: Glasswing Butterfly. Written in the sunlight of my patio, it was a moment of refreshment and hope during a troubling time.
This poem was published in Ariel Chart International Journal on February 6, 2022.
To read the poem's text, visit: https://www.arielchart.com/2022/02/glasswing-butterfly.html
I hope you've enjoyed this beginning episode of Poetry for Peace. You can listen to poems that find the light every Wednesday and Saturday, starting Oct. 19th, 2022.
For more verses and songs, visit: https://www.stacieeirich.com/

Trailer: Poetry for Peace, Season 1
Listen to new episodes of Poetry for Peace every Wednesday and Saturday, starting Oct. 19th, 2022.
Hosted by Stacie Eirich, a poet living near New Orleans, La. She seeks to live creatively while sharing verses that find the light. In this trailer, she gives insight into how and why poetry is her focus, and why she wants to share her voice and verses with you.
For more verses and songs, visit: https://www.stacieeirich.com/