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Our Faith in Writing explores the intersection of writing and faith through conversations about the writing process, the reading life, contemplative practices, and more. Host Charlotte Donlon is a writer and a spiritual director for writers, and she believes writing and reading help us belong to ourselves, others, God, and the world.

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Andrew Graney shares a list of nine of his favorite poems and talks for nine-ish minutes about a few poems from his list.

Andrew Graney's List of Nine of His Favorite Poems:

1. Still life with Issa at the Gates - Alexander Long




2. Guide - Adelia Prado




3. Against Consolation - Robert Cording




4. Piano Lessons - William Matthews




5. The Quilt - Larry Levis




6. Perhaps the World Ends Here - Joy Harjo




7. Those Winter Sunday - Robert Hayden




8. Filling Station - Elizabeth Bishop




9. Angel Adages - Devon Miller-Duggan

Andrew Laurence Graney is a teacher and writer from Wilmington, Delaware. He received his MFA in Creative Writing from Seattle Pacific University. His poems have appeared in Connotation Press, The American Journal of Poetry, Saint Katherine Review, Redheaded Stepchild, and elsewhere. When not writing, he is probably watching stand-up, listening to a comedian's podcast, or wishing he had a ping pong table.

Charlotte Donlon is a writer, a spiritual director for writers, and the founder and host of the Our Faith in Writing podcast and website. Charlotte’s writing and work are rooted in noticing how art helps us belong to ourselves, others, God, and the world. Her writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The Curator, The Christian Century, Christianity Today, Catapult, The Millions, Mockingbird, and elsewhere. Her first book is The Great Belonging: How Loneliness Leads Us to Each Other. You can subscribe to her newsletter and connect with her onTwitter and Instagram.