Leaning Toward the Poet: Eavesdropping on the Poetry of Everyday Life

Robert Romanyshyn · Sarah Goodchild Robb

Nov 2014 · iUniverse

About this ebook

In Leaning toward the Poet: Eavesdropping on the Poetry of Everyday Life, Robert Romanyshyn writes in a poetic style about the splendor and simplicity of life. From the light on a summer morning to the appeal of an empty bench, he talks about the miracle of the mundane moments in life that are present, for example, in a spiders web or a smile on the face of a stranger. In an age of information overload and diminishing time spent on the simple things in life, Leaning toward the Poet is an invitation to slow down and pause to attend to those occasions when memory and imagination lead one to unexpected occurrences that make us think about and appreciate what is happening around us.

A memoir written by a psychologist, Leaning Toward the Poet awakens us to the poetic qualities of everyday life. Its words and images feel like a homecoming.

Sitting with V in the Morning

It always starts the same way, with hot coffee, buttered toast, and the newspaper, bought every morning, set out on the table. I like these few moments of silence before V joins me in the garden. I like especially the cloudy mornings, when the trees and flowers in the garden are still asleep, their vibrant green still folded inside the darkness of the night, and the birds are still at rest

About the author

Robert Romanyshyn is an Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute. For over forty years, he has lingered on the margins of psychology to explore the connections among psychology and the humanities. A sought-after speaker, he has lectured and given workshops in the U.S, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.

Robert Romanyshyn is an Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute. For over forty years, he has lingered on the margins of psychology to explore the connections among psychology and the humanities. A sought-after speaker, he has lectured and given workshops in the U.S, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.