Spend May 20-22, 2005, in the Texas Hill Country
At Way of the Wolf B&B/Retreat
Third annual poem making workshop by Lianne Mercer, RN, MSN, CPT
Poet as Witness
And so I appeal to a voice, to something shadowy,
A remote important region in all who talk:
Though we could fool each other, we should consider-
Lest the parade of our mutual life get lost in the dark.
William Stafford from A Ritual to Read to Each Other
In the fast pace of our daily lives, we sometimes misplace what we want most to
keep – fragile moments of noticing and compassion. In this workshop, we will
use poetry, our own and others, to explore and honor what we witness in our life.
No prior writing experience necessary.
Lianne Mercer, RN,MSN, CPT, is a certified poetry therapist, writer, and nurse. She has work forthcoming in Plains, Deserts, Canyons, Mountains: Women Write About the Southwest (UT Press, 2005) and in The Poetry of Nursing: Poems and Commentaries of Leading Nurse-Poets (Kent State University Press, 2005). She does poem-making workshops with nurses and social workers at Methodist Hospital (San Antonio), and will speak on the therapeutic uses of poetry at the American Holistic Nurse Association National Conference in Pennsylvania (June, 2005).
Registration Information
Way of the Wolf B&B/Retreat
458 Wolf Way
Fredericksburg, TX 78624
Contact Ron or Karen Poidevin at 830-997-0711 or 888-WAY WOLF
email:
web site: www.wayofthewolf.com