Poetry Pick-Me-Up (02/22/24)

Enjoy this replay of the 02/22/24 Poetry Pick-Me-Up.

Here are links from the chat box during our gathering:

• Link to John Fox’s “When Someone Deeply Listens to You”

• Link to Tona Medina’s “Seven Steps to Heaven Haiku”

• Link to Marilyn Nelson’s “How I Discovered Poetry”

• Link to the podcast with Marilyn Nelson

• Additionally, Rafter Tom Shostak has informed me that the poet who wrote “Stand” is Ruth Forman.

One final note: I misspoke at the end of the reply about my being away from this group starting next week. This is Leap Year! There’s one more Thursday in February before I must miss most of March. Never fear though! Rafters

Karen Hoffman

and

Gloria Heffernan

have generously volunteered to facilitate PPMU while I’m away.

Poetry Pick-Me-Up is a casual poetry-sharing and discussion group that happens every non-holiday Thursday, 12-1PM Central. FREE! Join us for our next gathering on February 29th. Just 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 about them.

Can’t make it on Thursdays? Catch the replay in one of these Raft newsletters: Events & News, or Rafter Digest. Manage your subscription preferences here.

Want to watch previous Pick-Me-Ups? Find them in the replay archives.