My work explores deep divides within ourselves and our communities to promote understanding and respect. I use storytelling, poetry, music, and the spoken word to nurture radical attention and belonging.
Author - Poet - Speaker
writing across what divides us
I began writing on an old manual typewriter in childhood and never stopped.
Let’s help mend the world.
”To listen to Phyllis Cole-Dai is to open the self to wonder, curiosity, mindfulness and epiphany. As an editor, writer, musician and teacher, she has a wealth of practical and personal information to share.
Rosemerry Wahtola TrommerAuthor of HUSH and NAKED FOR TEA
My Latest Books
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The Singing Stick: A Novel
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Poetry of Presence II: More Mindfulness Poems
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Staying Power 2: Writings from a Year of Emergence
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Staying Power: Writings from a Pandemic Year
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Beneath the Same Stars: A Novel of the 1862 U.S.-Dakota War
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For the Sake of One We Love and Are Losing: A Meditative Poem & Journal
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Poetry of Presence: An Anthology of Mindfulness Poems
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The Emptiness of Our Hands: 47 Days on the Streets
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Practicing Presence: Insights from the Streets
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”Phyllis’ work gently guides us along the path of awareness, reminding us that we are all part of the universal spirit.
Sandhya S.










