Published in Pollinate Magazine

·3 days ago

Unrequited

By Valentine Martin —

Poetry

1 min read

Unrequited

By Valentine Martin

Published in Pollinate Magazine

·Apr 26

Editor’s Note: On The Feminine

Pollinate Magazine Special Series, May 2022 — For nearly a half century, I’ve experienced this world as a woman. I can honestly say I wouldn’t have it any other way. From the monthly cycle of my body, through the struggles of my gender, being a woman has given me a deep purpose. …

Women

2 min read

Published in Pollinate Magazine

·Apr 11

Trust Yourself

Pollinate Sunday Sermon, 4.10.2022 — Blessed Sunday my friends. I hope this reflection finds you at peace with yourself, and if you are not I invite your to give yourself a little grace. Sometimes the universe provides me with a deluge of moments offering me the same lesson. These cumulative moments build into a divine…

Sunday Sermon

3 min read

Published in Pollinate Magazine

·Mar 31

Editor’s Note: On Poetry

Pollinate Magazine Special Series April 2022 — Poetry is special. I say this not because I have any pedigree as a poet. I say this because I hold the opinion, as a writer, that poetry is the most accessible form of writing while simultaneously being the most daunting. A poem can be anything. It defies all rules…

Pollinate Magazine

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Published in Pollinate Magazine

·Mar 21

Every Change Begins Here

Pollinate Sunday Sermon, 3.20.22 — Blessed Sunday my friends. Are you feeling the winds of change as we pass from one season to the next? Today is the Spring Equinox and I hope this finds you embracing change within your own life. ‘I’m not good at spelling.’ My oldest proclaimed this as he joined the…

Spirituality

5 min read

Published in Pollinate Magazine

·Mar 17

Editor’s Note: On The Masculine

Pollinate Magazine Special Series, March 2022 What does it mean to be a man? Of all the quintessential questions that compete for supremacy in our modern times, I can think of none that is more consequential than this one. It is consequential because men still rule with an iron fist…

Men

3 min read

Published in Pollinate Magazine

·Mar 14

Pollinate Poetry |April 2022

Call for entries to the Pollinate Magazine Poetry Celebration Perhaps my deepest admiration for poetry lies in it’s unrelenting deference to efficiency. I began my writing life as a long form writer and still primary practice my craft there, but several years ago I found a stack of old poems…

Poetry

2 min read

Published in Pollinate Magazine

·Feb 27

Freedom Is Not A Choice

Pollinate Sunday Sermon, 2.27.22 — Blessed Sunday my friends. This correspondence finds all of us confronting the very real assault on freedom as manifest by Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. I hope that you are inspired to fighting for freedom wherever you are today. There is no question in my mind that we collectively take…

Spirituality

4 min read

Published in Pollinate Magazine

·Feb 20

Claim the Future

Pollinate Sunday Sermon, 2.20.22 — Blessed Sunday my friends. I hope this correspondence finds you visioning and building a beautiful future for us all. If you are finding yourself in a hopeless space I invite you to join me offline for a bit. My youngest turned 12 yesterday. He is well on his way out…

Spirituality

5 min read

Published in Pollinate Magazine

·Feb 17

Editor’s Note: On Food

Pollinate Magazine Special Series, February 2022 — When Managing Editor Anthony O'Dugan and I started talking about focusing on food for an upcoming Pollinate series the motivation was purely selfish. Anthony and I both love to cook, love to eat, and love to talk about food. …

Food

2 min read

Unrequited

Unrequited

By Valentine Martin

Editor’s Note: On The Feminine

Trust Yourself

Editor’s Note: On Poetry

Every Change Begins Here

Editor’s Note: On The Masculine

Pollinate Poetry |April 2022

Freedom Is Not A Choice

Claim the Future

Editor’s Note: On Food

Kathryn Dickel