Ama Merakis

SAY SOMETHING: Poetry With Ama Merakis

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Here I read aloud the poetry from my book, Three Million Footsteps: An Initiative to End War, then continue with poetry from my earlier works

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Ama Merakis

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My 70th birthday, a lovely book of poetry and You Know: Ukraine 15.07.2023 16:34

This collection, "being in the night" is from late summer and early fall 2008. It was a more peaceful time.

The moon, the mountains, reverence and rebirth, ENJOY 08.07.2023 17:28

Selections from: intermezzo, the 16th collection

Poems from "yes & no" a Westerner's window on yin & yang 30.06.2023 17:39

The weather was hit, the love unfulfilled and I understood "dichotomies dwindle"

Some sad, some bad,some hopeful 22.06.2023 11:34

Selections from my 14th collection of poetry: HOW A CHAINSAW SAVED MY LIFE: before & after poems

RECALCITRANT POEMS 18.06.2023 21:14

Sometimes I wonder if it's too much. Please send comments if you think I ought to make shorter podcasts?

MORE from the MOUNTAIN 16.06.2023 16:15

Welcome to this -- apologies, late recorded -- episode with poems from the winter of 2008. But universal all the same

Spilled Milk -- and a slightly new format. 09.06.2023 14:51

I think the title sets the stage. Also two significant children's books mentioned: The Little Prince, and Wind in the Willows. I have broken the poems into smaller segments. Feel free to tell me if this is better ☺️

Earth, Fire, Air 09.06.2023 18:33

Poems from the poetry of fall 2007, from: why are tears salty? OR some days are laced with poetry.

Poems of Nature and Personhood 01.06.2023 12:34

I realize that there is evolution in my poetry. I believe all of us seek to be ourselves. I hope my words of awareness can benefit others.

WATERSHED 31.05.2023 14:32

Hopefully a good balance of nature and personal! Enjoy

Easter and Other Maters of Consequence: a poetry challis 25.05.2023 13:30

The into includes an explanatory poem. Sometimes poetry has several purposes.

Poems from: my breke leaks, and JUXTAPOSED 18.05.2023 18:22

The second and third volumes of J'Y SUIS J'Y RESTE -- from my first winter living in my olive grove. Enjoy

The beginning of "living love, walking joy" 17.05.2023 10:01

Excerpts from the first part of the first book of a collection

KA'THENA: POEMS OF LOVE 11.05.2023 15:45

Welcome, again to 2006. There must be a reason for love poems. And the last poems is one of my "story poems". There will be more, especially about animals.

OLIVES IN THEIR POCKETS 09.05.2023 8:46

a dozen+ excerpts from a collection written in February of 2006, my first winter gathering olives

Breaking The World Open 06.05.2023 14:04

2 sets of poems from my second collection, dating to 2005. Enjoy

The Silken Threads Of Me 03.05.2023 12:16

We go back to the beginning and the first collection of poems from 2004. Succinctly: a baptism, an ending and a rebirth.

Last 11 poems from HUMANITY THE GAME IS ON 27.04.2023 16:23

This episode is recorded between 11:30 and 12:30 at night in the top floor of a cheap but decent hostel in Athens. Sound quality is awful and I have no idea what the couple people who came in and out thought -- but I PROMISED!

More from HUMANITY the game is on. 26.04.2023 15:06

Nine more poems from my January 2017 feature.

Humanity the Game is On 18.04.2023 20:16

Part one of a feature I presented at Lineman's Riverwest In on January 30, 2017.

Sets V, VI, and VII , a FINALE (in 5 poems) 13.04.2023 22:23

The third and final episode with poetry from "The Glory of Nature, The Wonder of Love: a poetic investigation"

Sets III and IV of "The Glory of Nature The Wonder of Love" 12.04.2023 13:59

Rain poems, moon poems and love poems

Oops!! 10.04.2023 1:06

Apologies for spacing out last Thursday. I promise a real episode tomorrow! Be well, Ama

Trio to the Material World 04.04.2023 3:42

Finished 5 day isolation -- on train to CHICAGO!