You Are the Answer
to the Dreams of Your Ancestors
Every moment emerges out of the vast tapestry of our lives. Departures and arrivals. Calls and farewells. Griefs, longings, and quiet ecstasies. Our lives are comprised of a hundred thousand encounters with parents, children, lovers, and friends—those who have brought us to this moment, who will take us from this moment, who will live with us inside of it. Rather than alter or add to that tapestry, You Are the Answer to the Dreams of Your Ancestors invites us simply to marvel at it and to appreciate its desperate and sometimes aching beauty. Weaving together forty works of poetry, painting and lyric essays, this book is a lovesong to our lives.
Sometimes you are called to the mountain
for the meeting that needed to happen
along the way.
—From “The Call”
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“For any human who has wrestled with faith, recognized spirit, walked with grief, and found truth and beauty in surprising people and places, this book is a true blessing and companion…. I cannot recommend it highly enough.”
Jena Schwartz, Writing coach and author of Why I Was Late for Our Meeting and other collections of poetry.
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"I’ve been reading it all week and can’t put it down. Every night I read another poem and it somehow magically manages to give me the medicine I need in that moment, hitting me right in the heart. I’m so happy that the world gets to access your wisdom and compassion through this book!”
Zvika Krieger, Spiritual Leader of Chochmat Lev, a Jewish renewal community in Berkeley, CA.
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"I read the book you sent me over just 2 days because it was hard to put down. I loved reading your poetry because each poem was so generous to the reader, I felt I was being blessed each time."
Eve Marko, Founding teacher of the Zen Peacemaker Order and author of Hunt for the Lynx and co-author of The Book of Householder Koans: Waking Up In the Land of Attachments.