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Poems for Our Time: The Miraculous
Tuesday March 5 at 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST
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Interested in cultivating your inner poet? Join us for Poems for Our Time where we’ll slow down, explore contemporary poetry, and connect with our creativity. Hosted by writer, workshop facilitator, and meditation teacher, Grace Bialecki.
Poetry is a place of solace, a place of mystery, a place where we can delve deeper into live’s questions and return with unexpected answers. In our scattered world, reading poetry together is a way of connecting with our shared humanity. It’s a way of slowing the pace of our lives, so we can pay attention to new words and ideas.
Poetry is designed for the miracles of daily life. We’ll see how Mark Doty’s poem “Apparition” captures the miraculous with its unexpected words and twists. From there, we’ll practice writing about a time when the world astounded us.
By exploring contemporary American poetry together, we’ll come away with an understanding of our poetic zeitgeist, as well as tools for bringing poetry into our daily lives. Hosted by writer, workshop facilitator, and meditation teacher, Grace Bialecki. For more of her work, visit her website or find her on Twitter and TikTok.
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Recommended readings:
- Apparition by Mark Doty
- American Journal: Fifty Poems for Our Time compiled by Tracy K Smith
- The Slowdown Podcast hosted by Major Jackson
- Poetry Unbound Podcast hosted by Pádraig Ó Tuama
