You're invited to "Calming the Heart" with James Crews
A live "Thanksiversary" bash for Raft patrons
A special hour you won’t want to miss!
WHEN: Sunday, December 15, 6PM Central (7PM ET, 5PM MT, 4PM PT)
WHERE: Zoom (no registration required; link to be sent to all patrons soon before the event)
FOR WHOM: All Raft patrons (paid subscribers)
I’m delighted to invite you to “Calming the Heart,” featuring James Crews. This fabulous poet (and tremendously kind human being) aims in his work to return poetry to its sacred place in ordinary life.
James and I are presenting this Zoom bash as a joint expression of thanks to the patrons (paid subscribers) in our online communities.
Become a Raft patron before December 15 and you’ll get to attend the bash. Plus, you’ll enjoy a 20% “Thanksiversary” discount on your paid subscription!
About “Calming the Heart”
Drawing on his latest book, Unlocking the Heart, James and I will muse with you on the human essentials of self-compassion, creativity, and connection. We'll explore what it means to bring more kindness and compassion to yourself and your creative practice, especially during uncertain, difficult times.
How to attend
Make sure that you’re a Raft patron by December 15. Then I’ll send you an email with the Zoom link before the bash. That link will get you in the door!
Can’t make it to the bash? I’ll send you a video replay afterwards, along with a few other goodies!
About James and Phyllis
James Crews is the editor of four bestselling poetry anthologies, including How to Love the World, The Path to Kindness, and The Wonder of Small Things, which are now available as a giftable set called A Boxful of Poetry. He is also the author of five collections of poetry, the most recent of which is Unlocking the Heart: Writing for Mindfulness, Courage & Self-Compassion. He hosts the free weekly newsletter, Poetry Is Life, and the online writing community, The Monthly Pause. He lives with his husband on forty rocky acres in the woods of Southern Vermont.
Phyllis Cole-Dai is a writer, poet, musician, and maker of “good trouble.” She has authored or edited more than a dozen books in multiple genres, seeking to “write across what divides us.” She co-edited the popular Poetry of Presence anthologies of mindfulness poetry. Her second novel, The Singing Stick, was published in September. She hosts The Raft, a Substack community centered on creativity and the spiritual life. After a quarter-century of life in South Dakota, Phyllis and her husband will soon relocate to Maryland.
I can’t resist . . .
Here are a few of James’s poems that have appeared on The Raft. Click the links to enjoy them and get a feel for James’s work.
James and I would love to have you with us for this special hour! Will you come?
