Poetry as Spiritual Practice - Spring Series 2025

Join facilitator Gay Edelman in exploring poetry as a spiritual practice! Dates for the spring series include three Wednesdays from 3-5pm ET / 12-2pm PT: April 16th, May 21st, and June 18th. You are welcome to join any or all of these stand-alone sessions.

The Poetry as Spiritual Practice eRetreat invites you to experiment with words as a way to deepen your connection with your Inner Guide. No writing or poetry experience necessary. Just bring yourself and writing materials.

 

In Poetry as Spiritual Practice you will:

  • Read and listen to poets who have come before, from Rumi to the Psalms to Ada Limon, Mary Oliver and others.
  • Write during the workshop in response to mindful writing prompts, with the option to read aloud.
  • Support positively others’ explorations of words and metaphors, and receive support.
  • Explore writing and reading practices that can deepen your everyday connection to Spirit as you understand Spirit.









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Each Poetry as Spiritual Practice session is a stand-alone workshop.  By registering for the Spring Series 2025, you are invited to participate in all three poetry workshops: April 16, May 21, and June 18.  The pay-as-led registration fee for each session is $20.  We suggest paying $50 for the series.​

 

A Pay-as-Led participation fee means you can choose how much you pay to register.  We do this to remove economic barriers to participation.  We're also grateful if you feel led to pay more than the suggested fee to help better fund the Spiritual Deepening program and make it available to more participants.  


Your contribution nurtures the development to the Spiritual Deepening program materials and technology, supports the time and ministry of the facilitators, and also helps FGC to continue to develop and grow the program.  Our goal is to increase, over time, the depth of Spirit among individuals and Quaker communities. 
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Friends General Conference

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