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Words by Winter

Words by Winter

By: Alison McGhee
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Conversations, reflections, and poems about the passages of life. Because it's rough out there, and we have to help each other through.© 2025 Words by Winter Art Literary History & Criticism Relationships Social Sciences
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  • Poetry in the public domain, with Edward Thomas
    Mar 11 2025

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    Anyone else out there haunted by the calls of owls, coyotes, wolves, in the middle of the night?

    Words by Winter: Conversations, reflections, and poems about the passages of life. Because it’s rough out there, and we have to help each other through.

    Original theme music for our show is by Dylan Perese. Additional music by Kelly Krebs. Artwork by Mark Garry. Today’s poem, The Owl, is by Edward Thomas and is in the public domain.

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    7 mins
  • Refusal to Mourn, with Andrea Cohen
    Feb 25 2025

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    My dog hides nothing: his love, his pain, his hunger, his tiredness. As a result, he tends to get what he wants and needs. I am not like my dog.

    Words by Winter: Conversations, reflections, and poems about the passages of life. Because it’s rough out there, and we have to help each other through.

    Original theme music for our show is by Dylan Perese. Additional music by Kelly Krebs. Artwork by Mark Garry. Today’s poem, Refusal to Mourn, is by Andrea Cohen and is featured here with kind permission of the poet. I encourage you to check out more of her beautiful work.

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    10 mins
  • Poetry in the public domain, with Marion Strobel
    Feb 11 2025

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    Little things. Tiny things. Things to hold gently.

    Words by Winter: Conversations, reflections, and poems about the passages of life. Because it’s rough out there, and we have to help each other through.

    Original theme music for our show is by Dylan Perese. Additional music by Kelly Krebs. Artwork by Mark Garry. Today’s poem, Little Things, is by Marion Strobel and is in the public domain.

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    7 mins
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