Episode 116: Look Upon the Ground With Listening Eyes-- Poems by Marie Burdett

Marie Burdett reads five of her wonderful poems for the TTP audience. This just might be the best 8 minutes of your day! 

They are: "Hindsight," "The Gravedigger," "The Gardener's Prayer," "Bluebell Valley," and "Mountain Fog."

If you want to re-listen, Marie's reading begins at 5:40.

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If you'd like to see more of what Marie is up to, here are links to some of her work and accomplishments! 

Her Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/marieburdettpoet/ 

A poem in Light Verse: https://lightpoetrymagazine.com/marie-burdett-winter-25/ 

A poem in Lucky Jefferson: https://luckyjefferson.com/april/ 

Indigenous Writer in Residency at Cranberry Lake: https://www.esf.edu/clbs/iwr.php 

Honorable Mention Deep Wild Journal: https://deepwildjournal.com/2025/04/23/our-2025-student-writing-contest-winners/ 

2nd place Porter Fleming Literary Competition https://www.themorris.org/porter-fleming-literary-competition/winners/ 

Blackberry Bramble 1st place https://www.orlando.gov/Our-Government/Mayor-City-Council/Buddy-Dyer/City-of-Orlando-Poet-Laureate/Words-and-Wonders-Winners/Words-and-Wonders-City-Life-vs.-Country-Life-Winners/First-Place-Blackberry-Bramble-by-Marie-Burdett 

The Nature of Our Times https://natureofourtimes.poetsforscience.org/pay-attention-to-the-pond/ https://natureofourtimes.poetsforscience.org/i-touched-a-cloud-on-mt-rainier/ https://natureofourtimes.poetsforscience.org/wekiwa/