When: Sunday, June 7th from 1:00 to 4:30 PM
Cost: $25 payable upon registration
In order to hold your place in the retreat, you must complete registration and provide the $25 fee. Deposits are non-refundable and non-transferable. Questions? Call Sr. Mary Boretti, Director: Call 978-380-1574 or Email: ndscips@sndden.org, Website: ndspiritualitycenter.org
Poetry as a Practice of Listening and Reflection
John O'Donohue reminds us that "Beauty is the illumination of your soul," and poetry is one of beauty's most patient teachers. A single line, read with care and attention, can become a doorway into presence--a reminder of the wisdom, longing, and stillness that live just beneath the surface of our days.
In this workshop, we will read a small selection of poems slowly, allowing them to ripen within us. We will attend to images, silences, and resonances--not to decode them, but to let them work on us. For those who feel inspired to write, there will be time for gentle exploration, along with guidance and encouragement for participants who are new to writing poetry.
The time together is offered as a form of spiritual practice: an invitation to touch the deeper currents of your own experience, and, if you wish, give them shape through words. There is no right way to do this--only a willingness to be present. No prior experience with poetry or writing is necessary.
Mary Pennington and Marianne Sheridan will be your workshop guides. Click the button below to learn more about them and their process.