Come To Your Senses
A monthly poetry workshop for non-poets
Not everyone is destined to be a great poet, and yet poetry is a playful, liberating medium that’s available to us all.
Through poetry, you get to abandon perfection for honesty, and express yourself in new and surprising ways.
There is an aliveness to life, an invitation right here at your fingertips.
Will you say yes?
“…just pay attention, then patch a few words together and don’t try to make them elaborate, this isn’t a contest but the doorway into thanks, and a silence in which another voice may speak.”
To paraphrase the award-winning poet, Mary Oliver, poetry is a doorway through which another voice may speak.
A new voice within you, or a voice that’s been quiet or held back.
A new way of seeing and sensing the world around you.
New ways to play with language, to listen and shape words.
While you may have been led to believe you don’t have the “gift” of poetry, it’s just not true.
Poetry is a doorway, and an invitation.
All you have to do is say yes. Show up to the moment. Join us. Express, explore, have fun.
what to expect:
A lighthearted exploration of creativity in community
In this two-and-a-half-hour poetry workshop, we will play, take a few risks, and explore new terrain both within and outside of ourselves.
Using sample poems and writing prompts as our guides, we will:
Give our critical, thinking minds a break and write from our senses
Lightheartedly explore and write from the simplicity of the present moment
Experiment with accessible tools for creative expression: spontaneity, sound, free association, and more
Move energy out of stuck places
Quickly establish rapport and community with fellow explorers
You’ll leave with a few finished poems to do with as you please.
But more importantly, you’ll leave more connected to your own voice and capacity for expression. You may be pleasantly surprised at what you’ve found!
Logistics:
This workshop is a monthly creative container. Come every month or come when you can.
Meets online for 2.5 hours
$33 per session
Limited to 12 participants
No poetry or writing experience required
“This workshop was so much fun and left me feeling more alive and energized than I have felt in a long time. Robert was masterful in guiding us to open our hearts and minds…I didn’t know I had it in me… but I do now!”
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