Poem O' Clock! with Alexandra Zion: Recent Episodes
Alexandra Zion
Prepare to hear soulful, meaningful, and inspired poetry. Alexandra hopes to transform the world with words, so every word is carefully performed with you in mind! When she's not performing her own poems on the podcast, Alex is either bringing you selected poems from the finest minds or engaging in eye-opening discussions with poets like herself. You're seriously in for a treat!
Throughout the month of March, our episodes will be in honor of Women's History Month.
On this podcast episode, I read Maya Angelou's "Our Grandmothers," Sophia Thakur's "Excerpt From a Letter To My Little Black Girl," and two prayers from Michelle McClain Walters' The Ruth Anointing
It's a great time to be a woman, and the first step is listening to the right words constantly and speaking the right words over yourself .
You have what it takes, Queen! Thank you for listening!
Contact: podcast@alexandrazion.com
Our poem today is titled "Wini Wini Wana Wana" and it's another way you could describe butterflies in your tummy, but when we take "love" beyond feelings, what do we have?
On this episode, join U.S. based Life Coach and Premarital Counselor, Adekunbi Lawore and myself as we talk about love when it comes to romantic relationships. You'd enjoy every minute!
Links mentioned:
Instagram:
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https://www.instagram.com/rootcause_coaching/
Website:
https://rootcauselifecoaching.com
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On this podcast episode and the 3rd week of our Love Talk series, tune in to hear my thoughts on love when it comes to family, friends, and colleagues.
Got comments? I'd love to hear them!
Contact me: podcast@alexandrazion.com
Thank you for listening!
On this episode, we're talking about self love. How do you love yourself? What does it mean to love yourself or practice self love on daily basis?
I share my tips and that of others...and a poem on loving yourself!
Tune in and remember to share with someone. Thank you!
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God is love.
If you're like me, you've probably heard this statement a thousand times or more. This month's podcast episodes have kicked off with the love conversation, and it also happens to be on the date I got born again 9 years ago.
Tune in to this episode to hear what the gospel is, what it means for us, and how we can yield to a love relationship with God.
Mentioned links:
https://www.alexandrazion.com/5-years-a-believer-my-salvation-story
https://www.alexandrazion.com/reflections-6-years-a-believer
https://www.alexandrazion.com/seven-years-a-believer-it-only-gets-better
This podcast episode is dedicated to Wilson. Rest easy, friend.
On December 1, 2020, alexandrazion.com became my five-year brainchild!
On this episode, I share my blogging journey and five lessons learned in the past five years.
Links mentioned:
- Blogiversary Post + Schedule of Events
- Podcast Email Subscription
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Manuscript:
Did the winds blow your maps out of your hands
Did your compass get caught underneath your bed
Did your mobile mystery fall in the kitchen sink
Do you think you’re lost?
Didn’t you always say you wanted to be found
Did you forget that only the lost get found
So why
Why are you afraid of being lost
Lost in the strength you denied for so long
Lost in the love you’ve always wanted
Lost in the dreams you had as a child
Lost in your meekness
Lost in your teachability
Lost…lost…lost
Only to find yourself again
Muscled by your inner amazingness
Wrapped in tongues of kindness and settled in seeing the best of others
Revived by your childhood possibilities with fire shut up in your adult bones
Defined by patience in a microwave world
Humbled by a readiness to learn
Found…found…found
You were never really lost baby.
You have always been found
In the loving eyes of the One whose name is Abba
If it's for your good, it's for His glory!
Do you find yourself tired about something or everything? Then, this episode is for you! Remind your heart that God works everything together for your good, and at every turn, the glory is all His! REST IN THAT.
Scriptures referenced: Romans 8:28 & Matthew 5:16
Full Poem: Episode 35, Poem O'Clock!
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Take it from me, you will not be prepared for the beauty of this poem.
Tune in to hear my rendition of Joju's "Heaven Might Echo" as she draws on our human frailties and instant gratifications, yet exercises our hearts towards repentance.
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Thank you!
Confusion can be a part of life's journeys, but clarity is always found in Christ. Inspired by my budding podcast journey, today's poem draws on the helplessness of humanity without God's leading voice. I am thankful for a Father who leads us by the hand, and I'm unashamed to be led.
Also included is a new podcast announcement right after this week's poem!
Ever wondered about the WHY of this podcast? Find out HERE!
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On today's podcast episode, tune in for a rendition of "Solitude" by Irvin W. Underhill.
"Solitude is a chosen separation for the refining of your soul. Isolation is what you crave when you neglect the first."
- Wayne Cordeiro
On today's podcast episode, tune in for a rendition of "We Are Marching" by Carrie Law Morgan Figgs.
Also, stay tuned for some personal nuggets I shared at the end.Thank you!
On this podcast episode, tune in for a rendition of "Dewdrops" by Myra Viola Wilds.
Wilds helps us recall the beauty of the morning dew. She reminds us to spread gems of love like dew spread over the grass.
How will you make that happen today?
What masks are you wearing to hide some of your imperfections or cries? That's what Dunbar address in this poem. It was written before the Civil Rights Movement so we can imagine how thick the clouds of racism must have been.
I hope you have the courage today to strip off masks which only make worse the little foxes that spoil the vine. If there's any mask you should be wearing, let it be the one required to keep others safe. #Covid19
Cheers to true. Cheers to you. Cheers to bloom.
What if you wrote a letter to your goals? What would they look like?
This poem was inspired in April 2020 by my personal goals. I realize all the time, as you probably have, that dreams don't work unless we do. So, here's to you putting in the work. I hope you always find the courage to pick yourself up.
Below is a quote that should help:
"I felt foolish the rest of the morning, especially when I recalled the artists who had done their work in gulags, prison cells, hospital beds; who did their work while hounded, exiled, reviled, pilloried. And those who were executed...this is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear." - Toni Morrison.
On today's podcast episode, tune in for a rendition of "Beauty that is Peace" by Adeoluwa Joju.
On today's podcast episode, tune in for a rendition of "The Four Ages of Man" by W. B. Yeats
This poem was originally performed live in May 2020 at my local church. I hope this reminds you of how loved you are and how powerful you are.
On today's podcast episode, tune in for a rendition of "Who has Seen the Wind?" by Christina Rossetti.
On today's podcast episode, tune in for a rendition of "Flame of God" by Amy Carmichael.
Carl Jung talks about the "shadow self."
On today's episode, tune in for a rendition of "My Shadow" by Robert Louis Stevenson and give yourself a moment to think about your "shadows."
How can you bring your shadows into consciousness and turn them into strengths?
On today's podcast episode, tune in for a rendition of "A Brief Love Letter" by Nizār Qabbānī. Qabbānī (March 21, 1923 - April 30 1998) was a Syrian poet and diplomat.
Here's what Encyclopedia Britannica says about him:
"The suicide of his sister, who was unwilling to marry a man she did not love, had a profound effect on Qabbānī...he often wrote from a woman’s viewpoint and advocated social freedoms for women"
Citation: The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. “Nizār Qabbānī.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 26 Apr. 2020, www.britannica.com/biography/Nizar-Qabbani.
On today's podcast episode, tune in to hear a rendition of "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost.
On today's podcast episode, tune in to hear a rendition of "Songs for the People" by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper.
Got imperfections? Well, that's not a surprise! In this poem, listen for the voice that shows you how to find rest in Christ's warm arms when your imperfections play a tune or two.
On today's podcast episode, tune in to hear a rendition of "You Are Fire Eaters" by Marianne Moore.
This poem was inspired by the future and desired destinations. I hope you know you are blooming even right now!
This poem was inspired by Easter, and it reminds us that we are all strong even in our weakest moments.
On today's podcast episode, tune in to hear a rendition of "The Children's Hour" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
On today's podcast episode, tune in to hear a rendition of "The World Is Too Much With Us" by William Wordsworth.
On today's podcast episode, please join Imuetinyan Omere and I as we discuss poetry from his perspective: what goes on and off his mind, why poetry is important, two amazing performances of his original poems, and so much more.
Thank you for listening!
This poem draws on the meanings of primary colors: red, green, and blue to define going back to basics and charting our paths forward.
On today's podcast episode, tune in to hear a rendition of "Holy Spirit, Truth Divine" by Samuel Longfellow.
On today's podcast episode, tune in to hear a rendition of "comparison is like a venom" by Teni Adebayo.
On today's podcast episode, tune in to hear a rendition of "All the World's A Stage" by William Shakespeare.
This poem was originally written in June 2016. I came across it recently. Press PLAY for this timeless, sincere piece.
On today's podcast episode, tune in to hear a rendition of "We Never Know How High We Are" by Emily Dickinson.
On today's podcast episode, tune in to hear a rendition of "Thoughts" by Myra Viola Wilds.
Luke 15: 4-7 (TPT) The Parable of the Lost Sheep
4–5 “There once was a shepherd with a hundred lambs, but one of his lambs wandered away and was lost. So the shepherd left the ninety-nine lambs out in the open field and searched in the wilderness for that one lost lamb. He didn’t stop until he finally found it. With exuberant joy he raised it up and placed it on his shoulders,[a] carrying it back with cheerful delight!
6 Returning home, he called all his friends and neighbors together and said, ‘Let’s have a party! Come and celebrate with me the return of my lost lamb. It wandered away, but I found it and brought it home.’”
7 Jesus continued, “In the same way, there will be a glorious celebration in heaven over the rescue of one lost sinner who repents, comes back home, and returns to the fold—more so than for all the righteous people who never strayed away.”
2 Peter 3:9 TPT: This means that, contrary to man’s perspective, the Lord is not late with his promise to return, as some measure lateness. But rather, his “delay” simply reveals his loving patience toward you, because he does not want any to perish but all to come to repentance.
This is a mash up of poems written in the past three years in honor of International Women's Day.
Ever being in the face of challenges more times than you can count, but you nevertheless find ways to overcome with God on your side? You’re who I call the Lemonade Mixer - steady turning all those tart lemons into tasty lemonades.
And you know where that leads us?
To Yeshua’s presence. Dancing. Rejoicing. Hoping. Living.
This poem is dedicated to your trials and triumphs. I hope you never stop believing that you were made to dance and I hope you never permit anything to stop you from doing so.
The world didn’t give you your joy; the world can’t take it away!
"Yes maybe the problem with a living sacrifice
Is that it can crawl off the altar
But where other than the altar
Does the living sacrifice belong?"
The believer is a living sacrifice - one who is expected to live each day of his/her life for the one s/he believes in, and the striking yet simple thing about every living thing is motion. So, every time, as our nature is, we find ourselves in motion. This poem is a reminder of what steps we should be making, even as we walk this space called Earth.
(This poem was first performed on March 18, 2017 to a live audience)
My mother taught me the power of giving, not by words, but by actions. Scripture teaches the same. We don't need to have much to give - that includes our talents, our resources, a smile, a hug...the list is endless; we only need a heart to give.
Let nothing steal your joy. Dance. Forgive yourself. Forgive others. Be happy for others. Walk in your God-given purpose.
Ever wondered how the Bible doesn't record any faultless person, except Jesus? As believers, we all have imperfections, but nothing helps us live in triumph like recognizing those imperfections and yielding daily to a perfect God.
The transition from adolescence to adulthood is a many-sided path. With constant introspection and faith in God, you are sure to triumph.
This poem is a mash up of a couple quotes and poems I have written over time.