And all the place
there was grew out of listening.
-Li Young Lee
One of life’s great joys is finding time to listen — whether to the scattered wonders of conversation or to the many voices of the non-human world: birdsong, wild wind, river’s sweep. In this morning workshop we will identify sources for the listener’s delight, and share ways to grow them into poems, songs and stories.
No experience necessary.
Saturday, October 22
10am – 12:30pm
In-person at Thoreau Farm
$75
Christian McEwen is a writer, educator, and cultural activist. Since leaving New York City twenty years ago, she has edited two anthologies, and produced a video documentary Tomboys!, and a play, Legal Tender: Women & the Secret Life of Money. Her book, World Enough & Time: On Creativity and Slowing Down (2011) is now in its sixth printing, and is also available in an audio format. Her most recent collection, Sparks from the Anvil: The Smith College Poetry Interviews, appeared in spring 2015. Christian grew up in the Borders of Scotland, and now lives in western Massachusetts.
Christian will be giving a reading/author talk following this workshop. Find out more about that talk here: https://thoreaufarm.org/world-enough-time/