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Leah Elliott Hamilton

Religion is a wandering art…

Religion is a wandering art whether true or not serving the will of whoever wields her.

Apr 4, 2021

Religion is a wandering art…

Apr 4, 2021

On Reauthoring the Future of Humanity

We can’t go on like this.

Jan 1, 2021

On Reauthoring the Future of Humanity

Jan 1, 2021

Rhetoric vs. Reality: You can’t outspin Covid-19

I am one of thousands of teachers whose classes have moved online. This is a letter I wrote my high school seniors this evening.

Mar 28, 2020

Rhetoric vs. Reality: You can’t outspin Covid-19

Mar 28, 2020

Deepest gratitude and reverence, but not grief for the passing of Mary Oliver

I’ve been struck by how un-sad I feel about the passing of Mary Oliver. How could I not be sad about the death of a poet who has been a…

Jan 21, 2019

Jan 21, 2019

Open Borders

I once had a student who moved like water, so much so that one day when she came in out of the rain, I could barely tell where the drops of…

Jul 28, 2018

Jul 28, 2018

The unavoidable terror

I have oh so many words to express grief and suffering.

Jul 15, 2018

Jul 15, 2018

The light after a storm

A poet must go outside for at least ten minutes a day, no matter the weather.

Jan 12, 2018

Jan 12, 2018

A banner

I’m not one for waving a banner or bellowing: LOOK AT ME!

Jan 7, 2018

Jan 7, 2018

From hymns to hip-hop

We’re flipping channels one evening and come across a few minutes of a Trump rally. I can’t decide which disgusts me more: the fact that…

Dec 30, 2017

From hymns to hip-hop

Dec 30, 2017

Like a tree

I asked God:

Sep 3, 2017

Sep 3, 2017

Leah Elliott Hamilton

Leah Elliott Hamilton

North Carolina-based writer, editor, teacher, and poet. Author of As If by Magic. Founder of Raw Organic Poetry. www.lehamilton.org

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