Poetic Medicine coming to Poultney!
John Fox, founder of the Institute for Poetic Medicine (IPM), will be the keynote presenter at the first-ever Stone Valley Arts Literary Festival. This celebration of the written word will take place August 5, 6, 7 at Stone Valley Arts at Fox Hill, 145 East Main Street, Poultney VT. Details at https://tinyurl.com/svalistfest.
John Fox, Practitioner of Poetic Medicine (PPM), is a poet, educator, and author. His books include Finding What You Didn't Lose: Expressing Your Truth and Creativity through Poem-Making (1995) and Poetic Medicine: The Healing Art of Poem-Making (1997). His work is featured in the 2008 PBS documentary Healing Words: Poetry & Medicine.
Fox will offer 4 poetry writing workshops over 2 days.
Saturday, August 6: Seeing Takes Time (10 a.m. to Noon)
Seeing Takes Time – Part 2 (2 p.m. to 4 p.m.)
Sunday, August 7: Poetry Writing Workshop for Children ages 8 to 12 (10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m This workshop will offer children writing possibilities through poetry. This workshop will be fun and playful, yet it will also welcome serious responses.
Poetry Writing Workshop for Teens ages 13 to 18 (1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.)
The Festival will kick off with a "Meet and Greet" on Friday evening 7:15 to 8:30. Everyone is invited to meet the workshop leaders. Herb Childress (Fiction), Burnham Holmes (Playwriting), Carolyn Stellatella (Children's Poetry and Art), and Bianca Amira Zanella (Performance/Slam Poetry) will also be available to discuss and answer questions about their respective workshops.
Time to reclaim your creativity! We all have thoughts, feelings, experiences, and stories worth preserving and sharing with family, friends, or a public audience. Whether a poem, story, play, or any other genre, writing is a way to honor the special people and the important moments and memories of our lives. SVA Lit Fest workshops (Poetry, Fiction, Playwriting) are carefully crafted by professional facilitators to benefit writers in all genres and with all levels of experience. If you write, or have ever had the desire to write, now is the time to explore the possibility! "The powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse." (Walt Whitman)
Children and teen programs are free thanks to funding from the Poultney Rec. Dept.
RSVP and Register online at https://tinyurl.com/svalistfest.
Stone Valley Arts at Fox Hill, a 501(c)3 non-profit community arts organization, provides classes, workshops, presentations, and events in the visual, performing and literary arts for all ages and levels of experience. Our goal is to enrich the quality of life in the region by integrating the arts into the fabric of the community. SVA is located in an old stone church, built in 1822, across from Poultney High School, at 145 E. Main Street, Poultney, VT.
Questions – call David Mook 802-884-8052 or email davidmook@aol.com.
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