POETRY IN EDEN with Felicia A. Iyamu

Digging Beneath Bones is a daughter’s love letter to her mother and a testament to the power of love, joy, and remembrance. teri elam is a poet, essayist, and screenwriter who explores memory, place, and lineage against the backdrop of the American South.Centered on the perspective of a Black Southern woman as she navigates her intimate relationships, provides care to a mother lost to dementia and processes dysfunction, grief, and her perception of self, Digging Beneath Bones transforms the legacy of family and place into a lyrical meditation. A portrait of caretakers, aunties, nieces, and Black boy joy, teri’s debut finds meaning through music, television, myth, prayer, and the small altars of daily life.

Enouragement (/ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒm(ə)nt/)Encouragement is the act of giving someone support, confidence, hope, or motivation, or something said or done to help them feel capable and willing to try.Distinction from Praise: While praise looks backward to celebrate a past achievement, encouragement looks forward to build confidence for future steps.

A poem

Have you connected with your ancestors recently? The ones who wish you well and are workers of light and good? I encourage you to find your way of connecting, today

After some weeks in incubation, I'm back with a poem, some deep thoughts, and pure insight.

"Each person chooses her or his life purposes, before she or he is even born." - Sobonfu SomeEssenam Enaku's work centers around empowering women to find and lean into their purpose. She also supports through the process of grief including grief circles. This episode explores her journey.

Colette Lafia is an award-winning writer, retreat leader, and spiritual director/companion living and working in the San Francisco Bay Area. She has spent decades guiding individuals into deeper contemplative practice through workshops, retreats, and one-on-one spiritual direction. A former school librarian and regular presenter for Spiritual Directors International, she brings a rare blend of poetic sensibility, contemplative depth, and accessible warmth to her work. This conversation explores her mind, her life, and her work. Her new book is Leaving the Shore: Experiencing Poetry as Prayer (Monkfish Book Publishing, 2025). Learn more at colettelafia.com.

Christopher Angle has published many books. You can discover them here: https://www.amazon.com/Books-Christopher-Angle/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AChristopher%2BAngleThis discussion explores the thesis that peace equals free market enterprise. It is an interesting discussion. Enjoy!

From climate change to deep-sea diving to water goddesses and gods, and water's healing properties, this episode explores the ocean and how we must look to it for answers because it holds them all.

“she’s awake.” my latest substack post was a letter from my subway platform awakening in NYC. https://open.substack.com/pub/feliciaiyamu/p/in-a-new-york-minute-part-ii?r=233rbq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=emailthank you for taking the journey with me. i’ll never forget you. i love you. just remember, the frequency is the light and the light is the frequency. but it’s always been darkness all around.