Fire on the Path

Fire on the Path is a conversation in poetry, bridging two women’s spiritual wanderings over their unfolding lifetimes. Joy, who grew up Christian in Western Kansas, met Caryn, who grew up Jewish in Brooklyn and New Jersey, at the Benet Hill Monastery in 2002. Once we began sharing the stories we lived and the poetry we wrote, we were amazed at how our journeys aligned. As two poets and seekers, we set out to write this poetic conversation to find the light and warmth – the eternal fire – on the paths of our lives.