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Category Archives: Review & Profiles

Book reviews, film reviews, interviews, and profiles of interesting people

Interview: Tricycle Magazine

October 24, 2019by Caitlin Dwyer Leave a comment

I’ve got an interview up with the Thai Buddhist feminist and activist Ouyporn Khuankaew in the recent issue of Tricycle magazine. Originally published for Buddhistdoor Global, the reprinted interview discusses sexuality, […]

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Nonfiction Writing, Review & Profiles

Poem & Book Review: Talking River

February 15, 2019by Caitlin Dwyer 1 Comment

I’m thrilled to have two pieces in Talking River, the literary journal out of Lewis-Clark College in Idaho. My poem “Telemachus at the Hardware Store” is a modern retelling of Odysseus’ […]

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Poetry, Review & Profiles

Recent Columns: koans, health, & diversity in American Buddhism

November 17, 2017by Caitlin Dwyer 1 Comment

I’m approaching my second year (wow!) as a monthly columnist for Buddhistdoor Global.  I write on women in Buddhism, and in honor of the anniversary, I thought I’d share a […]

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Nonfiction Writing, Review & Profiles

COLUMN: Writer Ruth Ozeki

March 23, 2017by Caitlin Dwyer Leave a comment

“Imagination is very personal; it’s like a fingerprint, it’s one of the most identifiable features of a self,” she says. “And at the same time, it’s also just a self. […]

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Nonfiction Writing, Review & Profiles

COLUMN: Dharma in the Digital Age

February 3, 2017by Caitlin Dwyer Leave a comment

I interviewed Susan Piver, founder of the Open Heart Project and NY Times bestselling author, for my monthly Buddhistdoor column on women in Buddhism.  We talked about virtual meditation, digital […]

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Nonfiction Writing, Review & Profiles

COLUMN: Mindfulness, Dementia & Joy

December 25, 2016by Caitlin Dwyer Leave a comment

“If you come away feeling like a horrible caregiver, and you feel like you’re falling short all the time, your lens for seeing what is going well becomes distorted,” says […]

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Nonfiction Writing, Review & Profiles

COLUMN: STARS AT DAWN

October 30, 2016by Caitlin Dwyer Leave a comment

Imagine this: a young woman, heavily pregnant and in labor, makes the journey to a grove of trees sacred to the local goddess. The village women accompany her, and she […]

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Nonfiction Writing, Review & Profiles

REVIEW: Radical Dharma

October 4, 2016by Caitlin Dwyer Leave a comment

“Dharma is essentially the training to be free just as radical[ness] and queerness is the training to be free,” says Lama Rod Owens in Radical Dharma. This parallel structure—between the […]

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Nonfiction Writing, Review & Profiles

COLUMN: Three Remarkable Women

September 13, 2016by Caitlin Dwyer Leave a comment

My column at Buddhistdoor Global continues to fascinate me, as I have the opportunity to speak with incredibly intelligent, compelling, and insightful women about their lives, Buddhist practice, and what […]

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Nonfiction Writing, Review & Profiles

COLUMN: Sneaking Up on Shamatha

June 28, 2016by Caitlin Dwyer Leave a comment

I had the wonderful opportunity to speak with Lama Sangak Yeshe Tsomo, one of the only women empowered as a lama in the Namchak lineage.  She was open about her […]

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