☀️ Events & News (08/31/24)
A miracle, just for an instant
Events & News (published biweekly) is one of the newsletters of The Raft, the online community of author Phyllis Cole-Dai. We Rafters ride the river of life buoyed by music, poetry, and other arts along with open spiritual practice. Most everything here is free, but patrons (paid subscribers) get some special perks because Phyllis is extra grateful for their support. Sign up here:
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Tell us: Who is someone whose eyes you wish you could look through more clearly? (No names, please.)
☀️ MY NOVEL’S BIRTHDAY IS WEDNESDAY!
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CARE TO JOIN POETS ON THE RAFT?
Poets on The Raft (POTR), one of our free Rafter groups, is opening five seats in the circle. Care to join? All varieties of experience are welcome—new poets, dabblers, old hands . . .
POTR meets by Zoom at 6PM Central on the second and fourth Wednesday evenings of each month (7PM ET, 5PM MT, 4PM PT). Leadership varies. This fall the group will be facilitated by .
POTR is a safe, receptive space in which you can . . .
bring one of your original poems at any point in its development
request the kind of group feedback that will best support your creative process (for example: encouragement only, or careful critique)
Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Contact me at phyllis@phylliscoledai.com if interested. If you miss out, I’ll add you to a waiting list.
Tuesday evening work better for you?
I’m mulling whether to form a second POTR circle that would meet bimonthly by Zoom on Tuesday evening, hosted by yet another Rafter. If interested, please contact me at phyllis@phylliscoledai.com.
☀️ SAVE THE DATES!
“The Heart of Who We Are”: Exploring Compassion through Poetry with Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer. A four-session series bookending US Election Day: October 23 and 30, November 6 and 13, 2024, at 6:00-8:00PM Central (7-9PM Eastern, 5-7PM Mountain, 4-6PM Pacific). Details coming in late September.
Catch up! (event replays)
Next week on The Raft . . .
Wednesday: My novel’s birthday! Watch for goodies in your inbox!
Poetry Pick-Me-Up (Zoom, Thursday, 12-1PM Central). A casual weekly gathering for poetry-sharing, celebration, and discussion. Hop on the Zoom at this link. Bring a poem you like to read to the group. Or, just come to listen to poems offered by other Rafters and to participate as you’re comfortable in our informal but wholehearted conversation. Can’t make it? Watch for the video replay in this newsletter!
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