Joel David Lesses

They arise spontaneously, the principles of all things. Water need not think to offer itself as a home for clear moonlight. ~Sogi

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Years back, a visit with the poet Maj Ragain, my life spun 180 degree hairpin, deep insight into Life. Maj taught poetics at Kent State, he a student of Zen, heartbreak, poetry, and love. He passed in 2018, but his teaching remains alive. From his 'Fresh Oil, Loose Gravel:'

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Inaugural Book Launch of Journeys of Sacred Community Volume II at Before Your Quiet Eyes Bookstore In Rochester June 3rd at 7:00pm - https://t.co/qFcH5x80pe

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The Woven Event: Tell, Write, Share May 18th, 2026 - https://t.co/CDwI1k5xO8

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May 2026 Holds Kent's Annual Jawbone Poetry Festival - https://t.co/zp1sh8Uw60

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Honoring at Before Your Quiet Eyes, Poems of A Gold Carp; April 17th, 2026 at 7:00pm Hybrid - https://t.co/ygoNIjDSqG

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Forthcoming June 2026, Volume II of Journeys of Sacred Community - https://t.co/4GieMG4AWl

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Education Training Center, Inc., Spring 2026 Newsletter - https://t.co/BsKCjnlnuF

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Spring Holds Journeys of Sacred Community: A Collection Anthology of Ground and Sky Poetry Volume II Forthcoming - https://t.co/j6fSdoU4bQ

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February 28th Mack's Backs Books Inaugural Book Launch - https://t.co/ZAKxonyScB

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'Maj Night!' Friday 13th, 2026 at 8:00pm at Last Exit Books - https://t.co/gR8y2itc6B

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Winter Storm Fern is set to impact regions across the U.S. with heavy snow, ice, and dangerous conditions, affecting over 230 million people this week, so we rescheduled the Inaugural Book Launch for Poems of A Gold Carp at Mack's Backs Book until February 28th, 2026 at 7:00pm.

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With Winter Storm Fern This Weekend, Rescheduling to February 28th Mack's Backs Books Inaugural Book Launch - https://t.co/k02RnHYuAr

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January 24th, Mac's Backs Books, Inaugural Book Launch of 'Poems of A Gold Carp: The Collected Works of Major Ragain' - https://t.co/gaY26EKH4Z

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Change in Venue and Time for Inaugural Book Launch of 'Poems of A Gold Carp: The Collected Works of Major Ragain' - https://t.co/N0RloqAR4O

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Season's Greetings and Happy New Year for 2026! - https://t.co/LBl3Z7ky0X

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Education Training Center, Inc., Winter 2025 Newsletter - https://t.co/4qICxUivUc

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Inaugural Book Launch of 'Poems of A Gold Carp: The Collected Works of Major Ragain' January 24th, 2026 - https://t.co/1r5DTEkE6R

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Welcoming Joe Baiz Elm, New Co-Host Of Ground and Sky Poetry Open Mic - https://t.co/Pen7VXnQwK

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Ground and Sky Poetry Series November 2025 1st Newsletter

Bring your bag of poems, or just your breath:
listen, life is here.

'The light of a candle
Is transferred to another candle
Spring twilight.'
~Buson

https://t.co/tMcNP54WcJ

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Kent State University's Wick Poetry Center's Collaboration On A New Anthology 'The Nature of Our Times' - https://t.co/eSrsT8VDzb

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A New Unraveling Religion Podcast Episode

The Many Faces of Poetry, Language of The Heart, Song of Praise: A Conversation with Pádraig Ó Tuama, Poet and Theologian

https://t.co/yDdr1cGzIA