Grailville Offers Fall Poetry Workshops for Women

Grailville Retreat and Program Center is offering The Practice of Poetry: A Writing Workshop for women interested in writing as a Spiritual and Creative Practice. Bi-weekly workshops will be held Thursday evenings, September 10 – November 5, from 7 - 9 PM. Optional craft workshops are also available on alternate Thursdays, 7-8:30 PM. "This series will provide opportunities for using creative writing as a tool to listen deeply to your own heart’s wisdom," said Grailville co-director and poet Pauletta Hansel. Bi-weekly sessions provide opportunities for writing and sharing with other women as well as guidance in the art and craft of poetry. The optional Poetry Craft Sessions are opportunities to give and receive constructive feedback on poems.
 
The sessions are led by Hansel, the author of two collections of poetry, Divining (WovenWord Press) and First Person (Dos Madres Press), The Practice of Poetry helps us find new meaning in our experiences, and make room for both inspiration and careful discernment in our spiritual and creative lives. Past participants in Grailville’s Practice of Poetry Workshops have said:

• The experience helped me to access a voice inside and to begin to trust myself.
• This class has completely opened me to a way to connect deeply to the divine within me. All of my life I have searched for a way to speak my truth and because of this class, I have found a way to do that.
• The combination of structure and informality was the right mix for me to become more creative.

Grailville is located at 932 O’Bannonville Road, just outside of Loveland Ohio. Tuition is $110 for the bi-weekly series. Tuition for the series as a weekly program is $170. Limited scholarships may be available. For information or to register contact 513-683-2340

Grailville is a center of The Grail, an international movement of women committed to spiritual search, social actions, ecological sustainability and the release of women’s creative energy throughout the world. Located on 300 acres of woodlands, pastures and organic gardens, Grailville is a diverse community offering spiritual, cultural and educational opportunities for the public, as well as providing guest facilities for meetings, lodging and dining. The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this organization with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.