About UNSPOKEN WORD

In this moving collection of 100 poems, Mitch Ditkoff touches on what it takes to be a conscious human being: reflection, wonder, appreciation, longing, open-heartedness, love and the full enjoyment of the present moment.

Your poetry has given me one of the greatest gifts of all… Hope.

Michael Nouri

Television & Film Actor / Peace Spokesperson

Mitch’s poetry resonates with the story of my life and pours forth like an erupting volcano, igniting that unnameable thirst within.

Joan Apter

Joan Apter, Healer & Author, "The Miracle of Thirst"

Unspoken Word is entrancing – a stellar accomplishment. This precious book is a rare treasure, a cloudburst of wisdom, a true feast for the soul.

John R. Audette

Author, "Loved by the Light: True Stories of Divine Intervention and Providence"

Mitch Ditkoff’s poems are striking and lyrical. His wide-range of poetic styles reflect the gentle romanticism of Rilke and Gibran and the wry wit of Billy Collins. Like Rumi and Hafiz, Mitch has the gift of distilling infinity into words that inspire you to feel its vastness within you.

Francisca Matos

Writer

About the Author

Born in 1947 and currently residing in Catskill, NY, Mitch Ditkoff is the author of four books of poetry and three books on storytelling, two of which are recipients of Axiom Book awards. A father of two and former Huffington Post writer, he is also the co-founder of three consulting companies dedicated to unleashing creativity and the entrepreneurial spirit: Idea Champions, Sage Catalysts and Face the Music. His favorite quote? “The world is an illusion, but you have to act as if it’s real.”
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Ditkoff connects everything with invisible threads of joy that point to a past, present and future of profound acceptance and gratitude for what is.

Rabbi Zoe B. Zak

Temple Israel of Catskill, NY

I spent a month reading a few poems each day from Unspoken Word. It became a journey of searching my own soul.

Hank Alpert

President, Spartan Petroleum Corp

HEAR THE “UNSPOKEN WORD”

THIS THIRST

by Mitch Ditkoff | UNSPOKEN WORD

LOVE TODAY

by Ditkoff / Hoffman | Essentials

MAY I STAY

by Mitch Ditkoff / Tim Hain

AFTER LISTENING TO YOU

by Ditkoff/Hoffman | UNSPOKEN WORD

HERE'S THE PROBLEM WITH READING RUMI

by Mitch Ditkoff

THIS FEELING INSIDE ME

by Mitch Ditkoff

I’ve just read the first few poems and am very touched. Tears started falling almost immediately. How beautiful! For me, what you’ve written is a love letter I want to savor.”

Susan Hubly

Realtor

Mitch Ditkoff’s poetry is inspired – an invocation for guidance, grace and opening to a life of love. His writing makes the unseen world visible and palpable. It opens the heart.

Stevie Ray McHugh

Author, God Enough

UPCOMING EVENTS

DATE	EVENT
Aug 8	Poetry Workshop, Temple Israel of Catskill, 220 Spring St, Catskill, NY, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Aug 19-24	Poetry readings and book signings, Minneapolis, MN. Events to be scheduled
Sep 15	Poetry reading: Temple Israel of Catskill, 220 Spring St, Catskill, NY, 7:00 p.m.
Sep 16	Poetry reading: Temple Israel of Catskill, 220 Spring St, Catskill, NY, 10:00 a.m
Oct 10	Poetry Workshop, Temple Israel of Catskill, 220 Spring St, Catskill, NY, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Oct 22	Performance with Steve Gorn & Barbara Bash, ASK (Arts Society of Kingston), 5:00 p.m, 97 Broadway, Kingston, NY 12401
Nov 14	Poetry Workshop, Temple Israel of Catskill, 220 Spring St, Catskill, NY, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.

Unspoken Word evokes some of my favorite devotional poets, Rumi in particular. For any seeker, these pages will delight with a familiarity similar to remembering an enchanting dream that has long been forgotten.

MaryAnne Erickson

Fine Artist

From the very first poem in this book, we find ourselves on a journey all of us share in common. Mitch Ditkoff has eloquently put into words the transcendence of our limitations as we experience the grace of being human.

Steve Ornstein

Steve Ornstein, Founder, IsraelSeen

NEWS AND VIEWS

Going Beyond Words

by Mitch Ditkoff | Feb 13, 2023

Return to Home PageThis morning, after breakfast, I began writing an article about the challenge of communicating anything meaningful via words — how to give voice to the ineffable, how to give shape to that which has no form, how to evoke the deepest feeling of...

20 Poets (and one comedian) on the Awesome Power of Poetry