Behind the book / Penny Simmons
SoulStice
Make room for a line that stays.
The invitation
A pause with a pulse.
Poetry by Penny Simmons. A little space to slow down, listen closely, and let a line stay with you.
You do not have to rush a poem into a lesson. SoulStice invites a slower encounter: a page, Penny’s voice, and enough room to notice what lands. Read a little. Return to a line. Let the book meet you at your pace.
A place for this book: For poetry readers who like to linger, reread and carry a line into the rest of the day.
Physical and digital editions have separate availability. Only released editions can be ordered.
Between the poems / A small reading ritual
What did the page
leave with you?
You’re finding the part of a poem that follows you after you stop reading: a feeling, a question, or a line you aren’t ready to put down.
Bring a poem you’ve just read—or begin with how you arrived today. Choose a way into your pause.
01 / Notice
Give the feeling a name.
What feeling arrived while you read? It can be more complicated than happy or sad. Start with one word, then let it become a sentence.
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Your pause, in your words
An original website activity, not a quoted SoulStice poem. You can change direction without losing your writing.