September 13, 2021Two PoemsJoseph Goldstein

“In the fall of 2019, after a lifetime dedicated to Buddhist meditation practice, I was staying with friends in a small town just outside Barcelona listening to Ocean Vuong read his poetry on YouTube. And at the age of 75, a door suddenly opened to that inner space of poetic expression, and verses started tumbling out. It was a marriage of silence and creativity that still continues to surprise and delight. A major takeaway: it’s never too late!”