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Poetry and Spirit: A Workshop for Readers and Writers
Poetry and Spirit: A Workshop for Readers and Writers
Saturday, September 27, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 910 E. 3rd Ave. in Durango
Instructor: Beth Paulson
Fee for class: $40
"Attentiveness is the natural prayer of the human soul," wrote Paul Celan. Mary Oliver asks, "what is it you plan to do/with your one wild and precious life?"
Reading and writing poetry can be a way to experience spiritual awareness in our lives. As we allow ourselves to encounter and apprehend poetic language deeply, we tune our minds to a deeper awareness of our selves, the world, and our place in it.
In this workshop we will look at selected writings by a few contemporary poets whose work exemplifies poetry as prayer and meditation, including Wendell Berry, Mary Oliver, and Jane Hirshfield. Additionally, we will discuss reading, writing and using poetry in our daily reflections, and we will practice together some approaches to both widen our understanding and further our practice of spiritual writing.
Participants will receive packets of poems and lists of suggested meditative writing prompts, activities, and names of journals that publish spiritual writing.
About Beth Paulson:Beth Paulson's poems have appeared nationally in small magazines and anthologies. She has received three Pushcart Prize nominations, including one in 2010. Her collection, Wild Raspberries, was published by Plain View Press in 2009. Beth taught college writing for over twenty years at California State University Los Angeles. Since 1999 she has lived on Colorado's Western Slope where she teaches writing and creativity workshops. A new collection called Canyon Notes is due out in Fall 2012 from Mount Sneffels Press. You can visit Beth's poetry web site at www.wordcatcher.org.
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LocationSt. Mark's Episcopal Church (View)
910 E. 3rd Ave.
Durango, CO 81301
United States
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| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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