Poetry From the On Being Gathering Marilyn Nelson
b'A morning of poetry with Marilyn Nelson from the third day of our On Being Gathering.\\nThis year, we were thrilled to host our very first On Being Gathering \\u2014 a four-day coming-together of the On Being community for reflection, conversation, and companionship \\u2014 at the 1440 Multiversity in the redwoods of Scotts Valley, California. We greeted each day with verse from some of our most beloved poets \\u2014 and now we\\u2019d like to share these delightful moments with all of you. Here is how Marilyn Nelson opened our Sunday morning.\\nMarilyn Nelson is professor emerita of English at the University of Connecticut and a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets. She is the 2012 recipient of the Poetry Society of America\\u2019s Frost Medal for \\u201cdistinguished lifetime achievement in poetry.\\u201d Her books include \\u201cThe Fields of Praise: New and Selected Poems,\\u201d \\u201cMrs. Nelson\\u2019s Class,\\u201d and \\u201cThe Meeting House.\\u201d\\nFind the transcript for this show at onbeing.org.'