May 26, 2024

camino slugs on primitivo winter '25 la concha.

In this poem, Taryn Deckard captures a slice of the pilgrim experience through what she observes and feels on one specific day on the Camino.

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Sunset at Finisterre

sunset finesterre poem Jen Manglos winter '24 la concha

In this poem, Jen Manglos captures a fleeting moment on Cape Finisterre as the sun slips beyond the horizon, marking the end of one journey and the beginning of another.

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The Return

Santiago Finisterre Suzanne Doerge winter '25 la concha

In this poem, Suzanne Doerge finds, thanks to the pilgrim lessons we hold on to, that even in returning to the busy highway we left behind, we can continue to stroll with all the souls of the Camino to the ends of the Earth.

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So Long Santiago

So Long Santiago Rebecca Conrow-Bayles winter '25 la concha

In this poem, Rebecca Conrow-Bayles recognizes that in bidding farewell so soon after arriving in the city long-sought by pilgrims, that her Camino continues for as long as the journey takes.

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Unwind Camino Time

Slow Is Beautiful Charles Limbach winter '25 la concha.

In these song lyrics set to the tune of Glen Campbell’s “Gentle on My Mind,” Robert Bain writes of the pilgrim’s journey after spiraling inward toward a destination, back outward on a return journey home as we unwind from Camino time.

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The Iron Cross

The Iron Cross poem lawrence jones autumn 2024 la concha, cruz de ferro.

In this poem, Lawrence Jones reflects on the moment in which he placed two rounded stones at Cruz de Ferro in honor of the staff, volunteers, board, and patients of the Open Door Clinic, for which he walked the Camino.

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Tapestry of Luminosity

Tapestry of Luminosity Mastini augumn 2024 la concha, town landscape and red roofs.

In this poem, Suzanne Doerge describes a radiance that enshrouds one who has made pilgrimage, to carry home as their own sacred truth.

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It’s So Much More

It's So Much More Poem Baldree autumn 2024 la concha, mary baldree, pile of shells.

Mary Baldree offers her ode to the pilgrim shell. It’s more than just a scallop shell hanging on a backpack. It’s so much more.

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Backpack Memories

Backpack memories poem bunk mastini Autumn 2024 la concha, person in lower bunk.

In this song parody, Robert Bain reminisces about the joys and annoyances a pilgrim experiences in relationship with their trusty backpack.

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Afterglow

Afterglow poem pilgrim illustration Johnson autumn 2024 la concha.

In this poem, CW Johnson describes a certain something pilgrims seem to pick up on Camino and carry home.

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