Events & News (06/24/23)
"Everything is intertwined"
The Saturday Spark
Tell us: For you, what image serves as a powerful metaphor for the “intertwining of everything”?
A look at the calendar . . .
☀️ LAST CHANCE: REGISTER BY MIDNIGHT MONDAY! “The Rapture of Being Alive: Writing From the True Self” (poetry workshop with Donna Hilbert, 6:00-8:00PM Central, July 10, paid Zoom event). Purchase ticket by June 26. Details here.
☀️ TUESDAY: “Book Bash: Celebrating Poetry of Presence II” (6:30PM Central, June 27, free Zoom event but registration required). Details here.
☀️ NEW: “All the Honey: The Poems Behind the Poems,” a poetry experience with Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer (6:30-8:00PM Central, September 13, paid Zoom event). Watch for more details.
☀️ COMING IN JULY: We’ll have our first “Show & Share” on The Raft, via our Chat space. Watch for more details.
☀️ The Raft now has its very own events calendar. Access it anytime, add it to your existing Google calendar(s), or use this link to integrate it with your iOS.
Special request!
Would you do me a favor? Would you consider posting a brief review of Poetry of Presence II on Amazon? Reviews really boost a book’s visibility on Amazon and help it gain traction. Grateful, grateful if you’ve already reviewed the book!
Got yours?
This week’s feature from my store is a condolence card featuring my meditative poem For the Sake of One We Love & Are Losing. This elegant card will help you say what you want to say when someone you love is dying or has passed away. The poem unfolds on six panels of textured art paper.
Print version: 5″ x 7″, sold in five-card sets ($17.00/set) with white linen envelopes in a clear plastic box.
E-version (lifetime license): Get a link to the e-card (PDF) for $50 and use it forever. Store the link on your digital device. Whenever you want to send it to a loved one, copy and paste the link into the body of an email, along with a personal message.
This poem is also available as a special-edition book. Learn more here.
Remember to enter your Rafter discount (“rafter15”) at checkout to receive 15% off your order.
Know somebody who could use a Secret Peace Package?
Each Secret Peace Package includes your choice of one of my books, a pouch of soothing lavender buds, several sachets of premium "self-care" tea, and a "Deep Peace" mug. All on me! I randomly select one recipient per week.
In case you missed it . . .
Next week on The Raft . . .
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: Amy Adams and Deedee Buettner.
Whew! That's all for now. Stay well. Stay witty. Stay tuned into your true spot and create from your radiant, beautiful self.
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Braided sweetgrass.
“A mystic sees beyond the illusion of separateness into the intricate web of life in which all things are expressions of a single Whole. You can call this web "God, the Tao, the Great Spirit, the Infinite Mystery, Mother or Father," but it can be known only as love.” ~ Joan Z. Borysenko
Love 💕