A Poetic Picnic

i hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do please subscribe to my podcast and please give me a good review wherever you listen to it, merci.some links:you can watch me perform this poem on youtube here.the analysis i read, can be found here (together with the full text of the poem)see you next week!Support the show

the wild iris poem as created by louise glück and read by me, alice saga.watch me read/ perform it on youtube here.xalice amorina violette sagaread the wild iris herelouise glück's wikiSupport the show

if you'd like you could watch me read this poem on youtube:https://www.youtube.com/@AliceSagaprincesse style perfection.links:louise glückalice sagaSupport the show

the link to see me read the poem and hear my thoughts can be viewed on my youtube channel here:https://youtu.be/4Lg7rGV5jnAto subscribe to my channel:alice sagaSupport the show

today's poem is a treat:)!!!you can watch me read the poem on youtube:https://youtu.be/pt57548Ab94by:jan richardsonSupport the show

today's poem is by mary oliver, my all-time love in regards to the land of poetry. the one who inspired me to become a poet in my own right.here is my reading on youtube: https://youtu.be/ykmYl1R-hvMplease subscribe to my podcast if you have not already. it helps:)!best and with love,alice sagaSupport the show

de oföddas kör av nelly sachs.you can watch me read this poem on youtube:hereas i promised here is this poem in english:We unborn onesAlready yearning is beginning to shape usThe shores of blood open up to welcome usWe sink like dew into loveStill the shadows of time lie like queriesOver our secret.You lovers,Full of yearningHark, you who are failing with farewells,We are those whose life is beginning in your eyes,In your hands, who are searching in the blue air –We are those bringing the scent of tomorrow's dawn.Already your breath draws us in,Bears us down into your slumberInto the dreams, the soil where we are planted,Where our black nurse, the night,Helps us growUntil we are mirrored in your eyesUntil we speak into your ear.Like butterfliesCaught by the captorsof your yearning –Sold to the earth like birds' voices –We new-dawn-scented ones,We are lights yet to come for yourSorrow.i hope you subscribe to my podcast and support me if you can viapatreon:) thank you!!!Support the show

if you'd like to see me read this poem, go to youtube:swan as read by mealice sagaSupport the show

today's poem is stunningly perfect. "hymn to beauty" by charles baudelaire. here are a couple of links that analyses this poem and mr. baudelaire himself:encyclopedia.comwild decadentsthe poem is part of the book "fleurs du mal" (the flowers of evil) and there is a website in tribute to the book:) :fleurs du malof course i had to share what i am currently practicing, so that is the start of this podcast.and my adorable singing teacher i mention is:malin anderssonSupport the show

today's reading is by may sarton and her poem: "now i become myself".the podcast i am mentioning is : cultivating placeSupport the show

in today's episode i am gifting you 2 wonderful poems.me from myself - to banish by emily dickinsonandlove after love by derek walcotti am an avid listener to cathy heller's podcast and this morning i listened to her episode with guest jon kabat-zinn which was a brilliant conversation, he is the one who paired these 2 poems and shared wisdom around them. it inspired me to share them here plus the take aways cathy shared at the end of the episode.here is the episode's website.Support the show

i am wishing you a beautiful 2024:) xx alice sagatoday's reading was created by the wonderful late poet, mary oliver.have you ever tried to enter the long black branches?Support the show

a theatrical performance avec moi.until season 2. i hope you subscribe to my podcast so that when it all starts again; i hope you will be aware.xalice amorina lindha violette sagacharles baudelairethe flowers of evilSupport the show

the nature of life & death. mortality. "Dickinson is suggesting that the process of blooming is not just a simple act, but rather a result of something much greater. This line is significant because it sets the stage for the rest of the poem and establishes the theme of growth and beauty." - quote from elite skillsxalice amorina violette sagaSupport the show

if you wanna email me your thoughts; solantania@gmail.cominstagram:alice sagaa poetic picnicstudio sagaalice wonderlandSupport the show

today's reading is of karin boye's poem "ja visst gör det ont" or in english "yes of course it hurts".karin boyestudio sagaalice sagaSupport the show

"you can't have it all" = today's reading is a poem by barbara ros! fånga dagen. carpe diem.the marginalian by maria popovahere is where i found it on maria's siteread more about barbara ros here.Support the show

today's reading is by mary oliver and it's her poem "evidence".the bible scripture is: matthew 6:25-34contact:email: solantania@gmail.comwebsite:studio saga@apoeticpicnic@alicesagaSupport the show

till en sfinx på svenskato a sfinx in english translated by david mcduff my new website:studio sagainstagram:a poetic picnicalice sagaSupport the show

today's poetic picnic features a singing practice with a poem reading sharing at the end.mary oliverpy bäckmangabriella's sånghelen sjöholmSupport the show

this beautiful poem by john o'donohue was read to me by my remarkable yoga teacher james rafael (my hero and inspiration) during a yoga class and it at once touched my heart. i am suffering at the moment. i feel terrified and unsafe. but this poem reminds me that "this too shall pass" and that i have survived things before and beauty has come out of it. i get really emotional in this one, sorry about that.james yogajohn o'donohueSupport the show

today i am reading david whyte's "the truelove" poem. which i found on maria popova's wonder site "the marginalian".david whytethe marginaliani wish you a beautiful 2023, to all of you.thanks for being here.much love,aliceSupport the show

thanks for being here:)today's podcast is about new beginnings.john o'donohueSupport the show

i adore elizabeth gilbert and in on one of her podcast appearances sheread out loud this letter to her inner child and i saved it word by word.such healing. such healings.elizabeth gilbertSupport the show

in today's episode i am reading philip larkin's poem "the trees".if you wanna support my show, please give me a five star rating and/ or give me a review:) thank you!!!links:litchartsphilip larkinmuch love,aliceSupport the show

this beautiful poem was written by erma bombeck and for what my knowledge about this she was dying of cancer when she wrote this. as i was told in the early 2000's she actually survived but it is very hard to find this version on the "internet" at the moment. so i am including a link to another version of the story.anyways, i was read this poem when i was in college taking a poetry class and it moved me to tears.much lovealice sagai did find this version of the storyhere: https://workingoncalm.com/bombecks-my-life-to-live-over/Support the show

today's episode is for those who are experiencing loss or have experienced loss with someone special. a reminder, a beautiful reminder of a truth.the prose is written by  henry scott holland ( 1847-1918) , the  regius professor of divinity at the university of oxford.if you enjoy my podcast, please if you could rate it with five stars:)? and/ or follow the podcast wherever you listen? it would mean so much to me.thanks and with love,alicehenry scott hollandSupport the show

today's poem is by the perfectly perfect poet mary oliver. i hope you enjoy my reading and thoughts around it.please if you can, can you gift me with a five star rating? and maybe follow my podcast wherever you listen to it? it would help me so much:)merci and with love,alice sagato contact me:dm me on @alicesaga or email me: solantania@gmail.commary oliverlitcharts(litcharts is where i find the analyses for some poems i read here)Support the show

dear listener: here comes an update of where i am at in this moment of time. and a fast sweep of my growing up and some other things which lead to where i am today embracing a sober life.this was a very unscripted telling that i created the morning of july 15th 2022 while walking through epping forest. there is so much depth to go into that i could not go into today, but in the future there will be other episodes probably where we can go deeper.in the next episode we will go back to poetry again. of course i do think that life is a longbeautiful poetry with all of life packed in to it. but still...next week there will be "poetry".hope to hear your feedback:)too, please follow my podcast wherever you listen:) and review it with five stars, that would be of such help for others to fine my space.thank you and with much love,aliceSupport the show

today's poem is created by the american nobel price wining poet louise glück.if you like my podcast, please take the time to follow me on spotify or apple podcasts and even better maybe give me a five star reivew? thank you so much if you do:)with love,alicelouise glückto contact me: solantania@gmail.comor dm me on instagram@apoeticpicnic@alicesagaSupport the show

today's poem is created by the poet frank larue owen. it was read to me during a yoga class by my teacher james rafael.frank larue owenjames rafaelalice sagaa poetic picnicemail me:solantania@gmail.comSupport the show

today's poem is created by the beautifully talented climate justice advocate, ayisha siddiqa and it is named " on another panel about climate, they ask me to sell the future and all i've got is a love poem". the name of the poem is sheer brilliance and the actual poem is sheer beauty. thank you for sharing your words and justice ayisha.please, if you like "a poetic picnic" follow it wherever you listen to it, and maybe too give it a five star:)ayisha siddiqaon being with krista tippetalice sagaa poetic picnicsolantania@gmail.commuch love and thanks for listening:)aliceSupport the show

today's reading, the poem "the vulnerability of vanity" is by me.my instagram accounts to dm me are:@alicesaga@apoeticpicnicmy email:solantania@gmail.commuch love x aliceSupport the show

today's reading is "the journey" by mary oliver. at this moment in time this poem means a lot to me which i share. thanks so much for listening:)lovealiceSupport the show

today's reading is again a poem by the late poetess mary oliver, it is the beautiful "wild geese".litchartsto contact me via ig:a poetic picnicalice sagaemail:solantania@gmail.comSupport the show

welcome to my podcast! i am alice saga and i am a fine art self-portraitist photographer. i too have a love for poetry and am creating some of my own ones in a while:)today's reading is by jeff foster and it is called "how to open your heart".Support the show

today's poem was read to me by my yoga teacher, james rafael this past monday and i resonated with it so much, that i wanted to share it here with you."stand firm in that which you are" by kabir das.links:james yogakabir dasconnect with me:a poetic picnicalice sagaSupport the show

in today's episode i read mary oliver's poem "a dream of trees" and share a little bit of my life as it is at the moment.much lovealiceSupport the show

in this episode i am reading the poem "crown me with roses" by fernando pessoa. oh love love love, don't forget me.Support the show

in today's episode i am reading "if you forget me" by pablo neruda.and of course i have some thoughts around the poem.Support the show (HTTPS://www.patreon.com/alicesaga)

today's episode is a reading of mary oliver's "invitation" poem.i explored with playing the piano as a background music while reading it. i hope you like it:) it's a section from beethoven's "moonlight sonata".Support the show (HTTPS://www.patreon.com/alicesaga)

in today's episode i am reading a poem by maya angelo, "touched by an angel".thank you james rafael for gifting me the knowledge of this poem:) maya angelojames rafaelSupport the show

yes we are obsessed with mary oliver here on "a poetic picnic".today i am reading her poems:"last night the rain spoke to me" & "the first sign of the zodiac" part 3.much lovealiceSupport the show (HTTPS://www.patreon.com/alicesaga)

in today's episode i am very mindful of my words, so expect silences.the poem is by kathleen jamie and it is called "daisies".it came on my radar because of the artist joanna mccormick who is my art teacher read it to me, fell in love and wanted to share it with you here.much love,alicekathleen jamiejoanna mccormick @apoeticpicnic@alicesagaoh and my kitten has her own insta account: @hopesotnosSupport the show (HTTPS://www.patreon.com/alicesaga)

today's reading is by w. timothy gallwey, "when we plant a rose seed in the earth".yesterday morning i again had a treat joining james rafael's vinyasa flow class where he read this beautiful prose/ text by w. timothy galley. and it so much connected with me that i wanted to share it with you here.there is too an experiment in the end when i am reading my own poem from the last episode while my piano teacher jason rose created a back track on the fly during my class for my poem. i put it together yesterday, so here is first draft:)!.much love,alicetimothy gallweyjames rafaeljason rosei do have a specific instagram account for this podacast if you wanna dm me:) you can too reach me on my email: solantania@gmail.comfor my  fine art photography and a few things: alice sagaSupport the show (HTTPS://www.patreon.com/alicesaga)

today's poem is created by me. i created it for the swedish church in london and its magazine "kyrkobladet".  the theme for this edition was "behind the scenes" and my poem is about the questions and asks i have for our creator of the universe, while and before i create my own creations.i forgot to mention in the episode that the title of the poem is inspired by judi blume's novel and its title "are you there god it's me margaret."poem by me: websiteinstagraminstagram for "a poetic picnic"Support the show (HTTPS://www.patreon.com/alicesaga)

in today's episode i am reading the poem "messenger" by mary oliver.my yoga teacher  james read it this morning during his vinyasa yoga class and fell in love (and of course wanted to share it here with you). mary was the reason i started writing poetry myself,  but  had not read this specific poem. such beauty and such a gift i was given this morning.MY WORK IS LOVING THIS WORLDjames rafaelhere is another poem of hers i shared on my blog back in 2015:https://alicewonderland2.blogspot.com/2015/04/diary-268-flowery-strawberry-girl.htmlSupport the show (HTTPS://www.patreon.com/alicesaga)

2021 has been a hard year for me,  withstanding the pandemic. in the end a kitten and a new medication in the middle of november helped blessedly beautifully:)i am reading a poemby osip mandelstam "and i was alive"there is a mention of an article from "the new yorker" magazine in regards to this poemand his situation at that moment when he wrote it:https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/mandela-in-verse-myself-i-stood-in-the-stormSupport the show (HTTPS://www.patreon.com/alicesaga)

so here we go again, another poem by mary oliver. it's one of those with no title. but it starts with "just to be alive".the background is my radio playing the station "classical fm" and it is christmas time. a beautiful time to be alive. a summer solstice time to change direction of ones life, just like the earth,pausing and changing direction.too, wintering  being a time of pause so shall i.Support the show (HTTPS://www.patreon.com/alicesaga)

in today's poem i read "the eagle" by joy harjo!mentions:joy harjojames raphahellitchartsSupport the show (HTTPS://www.patreon.com/alicesaga)

mary oliver perfection.poem: "the other kingdoms"Support the show (HTTPS://www.patreon.com/alicesaga)