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Ivan M. Granger grew up in Oregon and Southern California. He has also lived on the island of Maui. He now lives in Colorado with his wife, Michele.

When asked why he writes poetry, Ivan says, "Poetry has an immediate effect on the mind. The simple act of reading poetry alters thought patterns and the shuttle of the breath. Poetry induces trance. Its words are chant. Its rhythms are drum beats. Its images become the icons of the inner eye. Poetry is more than a description of the sacred experience; it carries the experience itself."

He adds, "My poetry is not fixed. When I read my own poems, I say them aloud, I repeat random lines, change the words around. Sometimes I sing them or chant them. I play with these poems until my mind relaxes enough to let the sacred spark shine forth."

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Poetry Chaikhana readers often ask me about myself. Who is the guy behind all those poetry emails? What drew you to sacred poetry? And just what does "Poetry Chaikhana" mean?

As a way to answer some of those questions, I thought I'd post an audio interview I did a couple of years ago. I talk a little about myself, and a lot about poetry -- the transformational power of poetry, the ways poetry naturally expresses the sacred experience, the non-dogmatic nature of poetry. And I read a few poems.

I hope you find it inspiring and thought-provoking...

Click to listen: Interview with Ivan M. Granger

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Poems by Ivan M. Granger

	Every Shaped Thing
	All You Gurus
	Bent
	Day and Night
	Earth and Sky
	Empty Dawn
	Fidelity
	Goodnight Moon
	Holy Ground
	How Can I Explain?
	Medusa
	Naked
	Nameless
	On the way
	Prometheus
	Reflection
	Seeing
	Supper
	Trinket
	Twelve Ways to Lose Your Head on Maui
	in love with the new sun
	Kona Winds
	Lime
	Mountain Peaks
	Parched
	Rain Upcountry
	rock doves mourn
	Rook
	The Warbler Knows
	The World's Cruel Kiss
	There is No Letting Go
	Too many nights
	When the Spring Thaw Comes
	white world
	City Fox
	October haze and sunlight
	Thief of hearts
	Adi Atman 1: dipped in black
	Adi Atman 10: full moon
	Adi Atman 2: losing you
	Adi Atman 3: 2 AM
	Adi Atman 4: stop pushing
	Adi Atman 5: when I spilt my blood
	Adi Atman 6: vixen eyes
	Adi Atman 7: the game is up
	Adi Atman 8: the way back
	Adi Atman 9: you you
	First dawn

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