New Oaxaca Workshops in the Works
Behind the scenes, we’re busy! I’ve talked with writers, artists, and designers about new workshops to offer in Oaxaca in 2012. I’m happy to say we are in the final planning stages for the following programs: Making handmade books and journals with Lisa Gilbert. We’ll go to the paper studio in San Agustin Etla to see […]
Writer’s Guide to Reading in Public: 8 Tips
Writers are solitary, work in silence, and are often intimidated by the daunting prospect of reading their work in public. Robin Greene, MFA, the leader of our Women’s Creative Writing and Yoga Retreat attributes this fear to our collective wish to “get it right and not make mistakes.” She says that imperfection is what makes […]
I’ve Been Gone for a While, Immersed in Poetry, Vocal Yoga, Temescal, and the Joy of Being With Creative Women
We began each day last week with yoga at eight o’clock in the morning, arising to rooster crows, the beat of the loom next door, the bark of the dog upstairs, the donkey brays. There were eleven of us — all women, joining together to lift our voices through the written word, through the sonorous […]