The Beauty of Things
Subscribe
Sign in
Home
Podcast
Notes
The Beauty of Shakespeare
Archive
Leaderboard
About
Latest
Top
Discussions
My Semester of Rest and Relaxation
Hahaha. No. Welcome to January! A new poem in Autumn Sky Poetry Daily. This year is one of big changes, bookclubs, classes and much more in 2025.
Jan 12
•
Zina Gomez-Liss
14
Share this post
The Beauty of Things
My Semester of Rest and Relaxation
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
10
December 2024
"A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices..."
Happy whatever day of Christmas this is! On reading Isaiah and Titus at Mass to the masses. Poetry by Hardy, Rossetti and Merrill. Contemplating trees…
Dec 29, 2024
•
Zina Gomez-Liss
17
Share this post
The Beauty of Things
"A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices..."
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
8
“You remind me of a former prostitute…”
The Church Lady Social Media Troll is a menace to society — driving people from the Church and endangering the vulnerable. PLUS: 5 Steps to take if you…
Dec 15, 2024
•
Zina Gomez-Liss
19
Share this post
The Beauty of Things
“You remind me of a former prostitute…”
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
46
The Absolutely True Confessions of a Former Middle-Agéd Belly Dancer
I've turned in this semester's final paper: an epistolary memoir about poetry and prayer… and DANCING! Plus: An update for paid subscribers.
Dec 8, 2024
•
Zina Gomez-Liss
14
Share this post
The Beauty of Things
The Absolutely True Confessions of a Former Middle-Agéd Belly Dancer
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
6
November 2024
The Goddesses of Thanksgiving
A poem by Emily Dickinson, musings on holiday etymology, a fragment of Sappho, and a family recipe
Nov 28, 2024
•
Zina Gomez-Liss
12
Share this post
The Beauty of Things
The Goddesses of Thanksgiving
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
9
Postcards from a Charged World
Yes, there was an election. But the world is full of so much more than that. Pictures and notes from Notre Dame University and Chicago.
Nov 10, 2024
•
Zina Gomez-Liss
19
Share this post
The Beauty of Things
Postcards from a Charged World
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
15
October 2024
On the Silk Thread of Invention
A season for spider poetry. The marriage of E. B. White and Katharine Sergeant Angell White. Poems by Timothy Steele and Sarah Freligh.
Oct 28, 2024
•
Zina Gomez-Liss
18
Share this post
The Beauty of Things
On the Silk Thread of Invention
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
31
The King of Rock and the Queen of Heaven
A happy anniversary. How I met my husband. A story about Elvis and the rosary.
Oct 20, 2024
•
Zina Gomez-Liss
10
Share this post
The Beauty of Things
The King of Rock and the Queen of Heaven
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
22
Memento Vivere
Celebrating the life of Eric Liwanag (April 18, 1972 - October 14, 2023)
Oct 15, 2024
•
Zina Gomez-Liss
14
Share this post
The Beauty of Things
Memento Vivere
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
17
September 2024
Centuries in Hours
Tips on how to read a 200+ page book desperately fast
Sep 23, 2024
•
Zina Gomez-Liss
20
Share this post
The Beauty of Things
Centuries in Hours
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
4
Grapple Friends to Your Soul with Hoops of Steel
On the importance of artistic communities. This is how I found mine.
Sep 20, 2024
•
Zina Gomez-Liss
24
Share this post
The Beauty of Things
Grapple Friends to Your Soul with Hoops of Steel
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
29
Midweek Mess O’Books
About John Donne, George Herbert, Geoffrey Hill, Jane Greer, George David Clark, James Matthew Wilson, Anthony Hecht, and more...
Sep 10, 2024
•
Zina Gomez-Liss
10
Share this post
The Beauty of Things
Midweek Mess O’Books
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
16
Share
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please
turn on JavaScript
or unblock scripts