Philadelphia Yearly Meeting

of the Religious Society of Friends

Poetry

Poetry as Spiritual Practice – FGC eRetreat Series

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The Poetry as Spiritual Practice workshop invites you to experiment with words as a way to deepen your connection with your Inner Guide. Participants are welcome to come to any or all three events in this series. 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.

Poetry as Spiritual Practice – FGC eRetreat Series

Written on:

The Poetry as Spiritual Practice workshop invites you to experiment with words as a way to deepen your connection with your Inner Guide. Participants are welcome to come to any or all three events in this series. 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.

Poetry as Spiritual Practice – FGC eRetreat Series

Written on:

The Poetry as Spiritual Practice workshop invites you to experiment with words as a way to deepen your connection with your Inner Guide. Participants are welcome to come to any or all three events in this series. 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.

Poetry as Spiritual Practice – FGC eRetreat

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Join FGC Spiritual Deepening Program and facilitator Gay Edelman for a 2 hour session exploring poetry as a spiritual practice!
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.

Poetry as Spiritual Practice – FGC eRetreat

Written on:

Join FGC Spiritual Deepening Program and facilitator Gay Edelman for a 2 hour session exploring poetry as a spiritual practice!
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.

Poetry as Spiritual Practice – FGC eRetreat

Written on:

Join FGC Spiritual Deepening Program and facilitator Gay Edelman for a 2 hour session exploring poetry as a spiritual practice!
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.

Zenaida Peterson Leads A Poetry Project for All

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Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Poem 2020

Our Annual Sessions poet-in-residence, Zenaida Peterson, will weave
together a yearly meeting POEM based on your reflections!

All ages are invited to participate and Families with children can work together. You can assist younger children in writing their lines of poetry, or scribe for them. We hope everyone in a household will share as they are led!

The queries

How do we find Spirit in the shadows during this time?

What does it mean to be Faithful now?

  • Begin your poetry experience:
  • Pick one of the queries to reflect upon. Set a timer for 15 minutes.
  • Reflect. Discern. Write!
  • Tease out your favorite lines.
  • Email those lines to poetry@pym.org

Mail your poetry

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
Attn: Annual Sessions
1515 Cherry Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102

The poem will be revealed at Annual Sessions

Zenaida will receive the reflections, and weave together all the lines Friends of our yearly meeting have submitted to create a Yearly Meeting Poem 2020. This will be revealed during the week of Annual Sessions, July 29-August 2.

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