Events & News (01/28/23)
Be a compost heap!
The Saturday Spark
Tell us: List three key elements that have enriched your “compost heap.”
Our 30-Day Cento Quest has launched! Best wishes, Questers!
Not a Quester? You’re still invited to our happy “Cento Celebration,” which will conclude the Quest, at 6:00PM Central on February 27! Bring your own cento to share (must be based on Staying Power 2). Or come to listen to other Rafters read their centos! Register for this free Zoom event using the button.
Introduce yourself to other Rafters in a “Rafter Snap”!
One Sunday a month, I present a “Rafter Snap” in my Staying Power newsletter. Each Snap features a Rafter so that we can all get better acquainted and be inspired by one another. Here’s an example, spotlighting Marianne Murphy Zarzana.
Introduce yourself to other Rafters by submitting your own “Snap.” I’ll share the submissions in the order I receive them.
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In case you missed it . . .
Next week on The Raft . . .
Creatives’ Coffee (Zoom, Wednesday, 4:00-5:30PM Central). A casual conversation group for Rafters who like to “make stuff,” whether for fun or as a profession. Need companionship and support? Creative inspiration? Cross-fertilization of ideas? You’ll find oodles of all this and more at the Coffee. Hop on the Zoom at this link. Can’t make it? Watch for the video replay in this newsletter.
Poetry Pick-Me-Up (Zoom, Thursday, 12-1PM Central). A casual weekly gathering for poetry-sharing and discussion. Hop on the Zoom at this link.
Bring a published poem that has recently struck you to read to the group. Or, just come to listen to poems offered by other Rafters and to participate in informal but wholehearted conversation. Can’t make it? Watch for the video replay in this newsletter!
Grateful, grateful!
My heartfelt thanks to these folks for their recent gifts in support of The Raft: Gloria Heffernan, Carroll Jones, Mary Lynch, Paul Mayhew, Julie Roehm, Cate Schultz, Linda Wilson, and sierra.
Whew! That's all for now. Stay well. Stay witty. Stay tuned into your true spot and create from your radiant, beautiful self.
Expose the heap to lots of light
Seeds scattered by wind and birds blossom into many words
Words self sow and begin to adorn the world
I love the comments here. They resonate with me. We had a compost heap when we were raising our boys and it was rich and productive. I had to leave that compost heap behind when the divorce happened. So, within that compost and the current iteration was/is grief and tenderness and nurturance. Somewhere in there, shining, I find joy/gratitude.