Watch her reading of the poem here. If a line or phrase from the poem This Sacred Scene by Amanda Gorman resonates with you, we invite you to use it as a starting point to create your own poem. We welcome you to share your poem with the IPM community: |
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In this newsletter we bring focus to the topic of Democracy including how it relates to a retreat John Fox will lead in person this November in Cardiff, California, and one recently held in Cleveland, Ohio, in collaboration with NeighborUp, Erika Brown and Tony Vento. John shares this in his letter below. As you are aware, this is an election year. Please remember to
register to vote if you have not already--there is still time! If you are registered, remember to check your voter registration status. Upcoming online poetry circles include: . . . . As always, we want to thank you for subscribing to our newsletters! We hope that you are able to join us for one or more of these opportunities in the coming months and invite you to pass this newsletter along to others who may be interested in what poetic medicine has to offer. Please keep in touch - we'd love to know more about what interests you. Yours in Poetry, Mary Price & Your Friends at IPM . . . . If you did not subscribe or are receiving this at more than one email address please complete this form so that we can correct the issue. |
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Moment-to-Moment: Being in Gratitude |
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October 5 11am-1pm Pacific |
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“When you go deeply into the present, gratitude arises spontaneously, even if it's just gratitude for breathing, gratitude for the aliveness that you feel in your body.” ~ Eckhart Tolle |
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Poetry as a Tool for Wellness Monthly Drop-In Poetry Circle Saturday, October 5 facilitated by Cathey Capers | | |
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Poetry can help us appreciate the so-called ordinary moments of our lives by giving attention to, and uplifting the mundane. Join us as we hear ancient and very young poems of gratitude that may prompt our own expression of thanks. Experience how articulating your appreciation can leave you with a profound sense of contentment, even in the midst of difficulty. No previous experience with poetry is required. 11 am-1 pm PDT / 12-2 pm MDT / 1-3 pm CDT / 2-4 pm EDT |
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Cancer & Creative Expression:
Creating Your Narrative through Words Sponsored by Evergreen Health through CancerLifeline |
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Facilitated by John Fox, PPM Tuesday, September 17
11am – 12:30pm Pacific | | |
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The fierce storms you weather while dealing with cancer, your focus on regaining your health, your own style of coping with illness, of thriving in the midst of challenge, the full range of feelings you have, the people who make a difference in your life, your sense of what matters most in your life—all these deserve attention, expression, and a place in your life. There will be poems and writing prompts to help you express this. No previous experience with poetry is necessary. See IPM’s feature on Basha Brownstein and Cancer Lifeline in our April newsletter Poetic Medicine Spotlight section. |
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Cultivating Goodwill & Democracy with the Healing Help of Poetry and Poem-Making |
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“Terry Tempest Williams calls the heart 'the first home of democracy,' the place where we can wrestle with democracy’s basic questions, emerging with answers on which so much depends.” ~ Parker Palmer from Healing the Heart of Democracy |
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Facilitated by John Fox, PPM A three-day in-person event in Cardiff, California. Friday, Nov 15, 7:00pm–9:30pm Pacific Saturday, Nov 16, 9:30am-4:30pm Pacific Sunday, Nov 17, 9:30am-12:30pm Pacific Attendance is limited to 16. | | |
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Poetry and poem-making, creativity –– this is our way to be sure that each of our voices are treasured and experienced as essential. We are providing a weekend gathering where we: offer you the opportunity to tap into your personal agency and power through creativity, write, listen, and bear witness to ourselves and to one another in an act of community-building as a way to nourish goodwill and democracy.
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Cultivating Goodwill & Democracy with the Healing Help of Poetry and Poem-Making |
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Dear Poetic Medicine Friends, I am called to write in this September IPM newsletter, before the General Election, an invitation for each of us to consider our circumstances in this country, to consider our individual roles as a part of a democracy, and to encourage people to be sure to register to vote as soon as possible, check your registration status, and of course...vote! In this essay I explore the impact of the recent retreat offered on August 2nd and 3rd in partnership with colleagues Tony Vento and Erika Brown. The retreat we offered was titled Cultivating Goodwill and Democracy with the Healing Help of Poetry & Poem-Making. In the process of considering what happened during the retreat, while writing this essay, I got a strong sense that what we did is bring an inspired life-force to goodwill and especially to democracy. In that retreat, I saw and heard poetry and poem-making shared, with attention given to building trust and courage with the work of Parker Palmer, democracy and goodwill were infused with greater meaning. This opened a pathway of discovery. This caused personal and group break-throughs that would not have happened otherwise. Goodwill and democracy transformed from concepts to felt-sense real-life experience. We are able to share with you the experiences of three people who participated in this retreat. Included within this essay are excerpts from interviews I conducted via Zoom with Darnell Epps, Louise Prochaska and Jerrod Amir Shakir. Through their reflections, responses to questions, and their poems you can learn from and enjoy their process of discovery. |
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This essay arrives in advance of me offering this retreat again, in person, following the election, November 15 – 17, in Cardiff, California. Cultivating Goodwill and Democracy will be important then! The November retreat is the 26th year of bringing poetic medicine to this area. If you know someone in the San Diego/Encinitas area, please let them know about this. I hope to see you there! Kindness, John Fox |
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UPCOMING ONLINE WORKSHOPS |
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| | "Moment-to-Moment: Being in Gratitude" Poetry as a Tool for Wellness with Cathey Capers, PPM Experience how articulating your appreciation can leave you with a profound sense of contentment, even in the midst of difficulty. Saturday, October 5 11am-1pm Pacific | | |
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| | "Practicing Self-Care" Poetry as a Tool for Wellness with Kristin Thompson Where are the places you find most healing? What do you hold to for dear life? Experience how poetry can be an effective tool in your self-care kit. Saturday, November 9 11am-1pm Pacific | | |
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Programs available to explore at any point during the year: |
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| | A Year of Poetic Medicine: "Poetry of Nature"
Letters-Only Subscription
with NanLeah, PPM, &
Geoff Oelsner Letters Circle is available anytime all year long. | | |
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| | Poetry as a Tool for Wellness: Manual & Self-Paced Webinar For those interested in this work but unavailable to attend the 8-week series, consider these resources, designed to instruct and support this work on your schedule. | | |
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Consider these Unique Ways to Give to IPM:
Bequeathing and Stock Donations The easiest planned gift is to leave a portion of one's estate to a named nonprofit as a bequest in the Will. Even if that gift is only 1% of a donor’s total estate, it can have a huge impact. Check out this resource to make your own will today. If you are interested in donating in a different sort of way, we're excited to let you know IPM now has the ability to accept stock donations. If you would like to prioritize planned giving to IPM or to learn more, please reach out: info@poeticmedicine.org. If you'd like to support IPM please know that any amount helps to keep awakening soulfulness in the human voice. Donations of any size are appreciated: www.poeticmedicine.org/give |
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