Encounter the power of poetry to move the human heart and bring us more deeply into contact with reality in the latest essay from Veritas Journal.

“I’ll tell you about despair, mine.” A Tribute to Mary Oliver

I was sitting at home, coffee in hand, when one of those breaking news articles popped up at the top of my iPhone screen. “Mary Oliver, poet, dies at the age of 83.” My heart sank. I let out a sigh and tears welled up in my eyes. Another one of my personal heroes had passed on from this world. I…