Poetry As Medicine, Poetry As Prayer
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Poetry is the timeless voice of the earth.
The voice of the soul.
Like dreams, myths and music, poems wash up on our shores from the great beyond and whisper to our hearts ... mysteriously and skillfully permeating the noise and weight of the world.
Like some divine presence breathing fresh air into our lungs, poetry comes as our salvation and inspiration in the darkest of times, giving us the kiss of life.
“Then you hold life like a face
between your palms, a plain face,
no charming smile, no violet eyes,
and you say, yes, I will take you
I will love you, again.”1
We would like to wonder out loud with you about poetry as medicine and prayer.
We have our pockets full of delicious, healing poems to unlock our hearts and minds. Will you gather with us to bathe in the compassionate ocean of poetry?
HOSTS:
Debra Roberts and Filiz Telek
You can read about us here: https://holymischief.substack.com/about
PRACTICAL DETAILS:
WHO: Everyone who cares for or is curious about poetry as medicine are welcome to this gathering.
WHEN: Sunday, May 11
12:00 pm EST, 6 pm CET, 7 pm Türkiye time
The event will last for 90 minutes.
WHERE: Zoom
CONTRIBUTION:
You can join either by paying $15 via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/4ED8N6NLBM54W
OR by subscribing to our Substack newsletter Holy Mischief for $6 a month:
THIS EVENT IS FREE for paid subscribers of Holy Mischief.
* The session will be recorded and shared with all who register.
If you have any questions, please contact Debra: debra@holybeepress.com.
Looking forward to seeing you.
❤️ Filiz and Debra
Excerpt from the poem "The Thing Is" by Ellen Bass