Lowly Listening draws inspiration from
the wisdom of Emerson, poets Rumi and Hafiz, whom he admired, and the teachings of the Dalai Lama and the late Thich Nhat Hanh.
Reflecting the four seasons, Fall poems of Mindfulness are followed by Winter poems
of Impermanence, which, when fully integrated, can change everything we know about life, including ourselves.
Spring poems reflect hope and renewal, which come to fruition in poems of Summer.
The last section, Memories, includes poems
about growing up on the Farm Coast as well as Native American poems based on my personal experiences with the Hopi and Navajo tribes.
Selected poems have been exhibited regionally, read at the Poetry Salon in Rhode Island, the Mystic Arts Cafe in CT., and are part of the permanent collection of contemporary poetry
at Poets House in New York City.
After years of teaching and encouraging
others' imaginations, my friend Joanna Cole, the author of The Magic School Bus, encouraged me to write children's stories.
I'll always be grateful to her for opening this door of possibility, and my wish is to pass it on.
Lucy's Lopsided Web, written for my granddaughter, celebrates the beauty of Nature's imperfections, as a little spider named Lucy learns how to become the artist-spider she was always meant to be.
Whimsical illustrations by Virginia Garcia
of Spain, the winner of the International Latino Award for Education, bring added delight
to its message of embracing life as it is
in its natural state.
Poetry is also introduced, with lines from well-known nature poets, and ending with "This World" by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver, with permission of her estate.
Rudd Rambles Press was founded in 2022,
in honor of my mother, her maiden name, and our mutual love of poetry. She often recited her favorite poems from memory during my childhood, and later to my two children
well into her nineties.
Several new books are in production!
- A coming-of-age Native American tale
of a young boy's initiation into becoming a Brave before following in his father's footsteps, to become the next Chief.
- A modern-day African tale of a young, displaced orphan who discovers her
life mission through her connection with
a matrilineal tribe of elephants.
- A non-fiction narrative of my near-death experience in 1973, including why I believe it happened and how it changed me, including the challenges of aligning spiritual knowledge within our materialistic culture.
~ Sarah
Written by a long-time practitioner of Buddhism, these clear and grounded meditations inspire a greater sense of equanimity and interconnectedness with the spiritual world. Following the seasons, and with nspiration from Emerson and the poets Rumi and Hafiz he admired, they honor Nature's wisdom to reveal to us what often lies
hidden beneath the surface of our lives, through Lowly Listening .
Lucy is a happy little spider until she finds she can't weave a perfect circle like all the other weavers at web-weaving school. After many tries, she falls asleep and dreams of a farm that Grammy likes to recite poems about. When they visit, Lucy collects colorful threads left by kindly weavers who live there, dainty wildflowers, bits of hay, and tiny acorns. When Grammy shows her how to weave them into her lopsided web,
Lucy is thrilled to become the little artist-weaver was always meant to be
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