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Welcome to the imaginative world of Irish poet Orna Ross. If you’re a fan of Maya Angelou, John O’Donoghue, Mary Oliver, or the ancient wisdoms of Rumi or Kabir, you’ll find poems here that are likely to inspire you. Unfailingly attuned to the beauty, complexity, and interconnectedness of life, this small chapbook is a taster of the sort of contemporary inspirational poetry that is spiritual, not religious. These 12 lush and imaginative poems take many forms, from narrative to haiku, with subjects divided into questions, works, histories, moments, gifts, and blessings.

In this selection of poems, chosen and arranged by Orna Ross, you'll find consolation and inspiration. Here are poems that offer shifting interpretations of identity, poems that rework ancient Irish blessings, poems about life and liberty and the conditions for happiness.