Poetry and Stillness for Heart and Soul

Open your heart with Poetry and stillness...

Poetry is one of the most universal ways to reach heart and soul. Where other words communicate thoughts and ideas, poetry seemingly bypasses the intellect and conveys feelings and insights directly from one heart to another.

Come to this weekly candle-lit event to experience stillness, music, and poetry. Poetry readings are interspersed with meditative music and a period of silence. You are welcome to offer readings that you bring with you or from the poetry that is provided at the event. Come just for the time of music, silence, and shared readings (19.00-19.45), or stay for a more intimate time of closer reflection on the poems (20.30-21.30). A light vegetarian supper is provided in between. A selection of readings is provided, but feel free to bring your own. Led by Andrew Pakula. £2 donation for supper.

The poets who speak to us... Each week, we discover new poets and new words to help illuminate our lives. Here our some of our favourites: Rumi Rainer Maria Rilke Denise Levertov Mary Oliver Hafez Marge Piercy Naomi Shihab Nye  Wendell Berry Thich Nhat Hanh Kabir Antonio Machado Pablo Neruda Octavio Paz May Sarton Rabindranath Tagore

Mawlānā Jalāl-ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī, the 13th Century Sufi mystic and poet, better known and loved in the English-speaking world as 'Rumi'

NB: there will be no meetings 25th December 2007 or 1st January 2008.

Every Tuesday, 19.00-21:30 pm at Newington Green.
£2 donation. Led by Andrew Pakula. Donation for supper: £2.

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