1 CONVERSATION 1 POEM (virtual)
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$350.00
$350.00 - $450.00
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With this option, we (your group of up to 8 and I) will engage in a meaningful conversation/discussion which I will then synthesize into a poem which can be used to further explore/unpack the topic at hand.
This is a unique and valuable option for: artist collectives, small offices, non-profits, bands, design firms, families, friends, community organizers, health & wellness practitioners, book clubs, museum groups, clergy, etc.
1 Conversation 1 Poem is a chance for your group to come together and utilize a safe space and the power of poetry to advance you along your path, whatever it may be.
This purchase does not reserve a specific time for your session. After your purchase, I will contact you to book your session. At this time I will request and names of all participants and all other pertinent info. In general, I am able to book your session within one week of your purchase - sometimes the next day!
Please read full description below before ordering.
This is a unique and valuable option for: artist collectives, small offices, non-profits, bands, design firms, families, friends, community organizers, health & wellness practitioners, book clubs, museum groups, clergy, etc.
1 Conversation 1 Poem is a chance for your group to come together and utilize a safe space and the power of poetry to advance you along your path, whatever it may be.
This purchase does not reserve a specific time for your session. After your purchase, I will contact you to book your session. At this time I will request and names of all participants and all other pertinent info. In general, I am able to book your session within one week of your purchase - sometimes the next day!
Please read full description below before ordering.
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THE PROCESS: how it works
All 1 Conversation 1 Poem sessions are treated as a safe and confidential space. These sessions last between 60 and 90 minutes. About 45 minutes is allotted for discussion time, with up to 15 minutes allotted for poem writing time, and 20 minutes allotted for post-poem recitation discussion. Your group will arrive at our session with an idea of what it is you are looking to explore and discuss in both the conversation and the poem it will inspire. You may express this idea to me before hand but as long as your group knows what you want to talk about that's all that really matters. After an initial greeting, we will begin the conversation in whichever way your group has decided. I am happy to participate in the conversation in whichever way your group prefers (I can participate, moderate, or simply listen and synthesize). After the conversation (about 45 minutes), I will type the poem. Your poem will be directly inspired by the conversation and will inevitably serve as a metaphorical synthesis of the issue/concept at hand. You will get to watch while I type (once I start typing, I will mute your audio for the duration of the typing so please, feel free to continue the conversation!). Once I finish the poem, I will un-mute and recite the poem to the group. After reading the poem, we will spend about 20 minutes discussing the poem and the experience and how it all relates to the topic of conversation at hand. Hopefully we will find some space for expansion and answers along the way! After our session ends, I will send the original poem and the seven included typewritten copies in the mail. Postage is included. |
PLEASE NOTE
• Sessions are conducted via Google Duo. • Recommended maximum group size is 8, although up to 11 may participate. • Base price includes the original typewritten poem as well as 7 typewritten copies (8 total). • All poems will be typed onto the same style card (select CUSTOM CARD option for a custom design or see photos for available options) unless otherwise requested. • All poems are packaged in a resealable poly bag and sprinkled with my magickal confetti! • Postage is included for all 8 poems. I will request mailing information when we book your session date. • Extra typewritten copies may be purchased for $8 each. These can be ordered at a later date. CUSTOM CARDS!
In which your poem is typed onto a poetry art card which has been custom illustrated for your group!
I would love to create a custom black and white 5x7 card design to enhance the meaning and affect of the object that is the poem your group receives. This is a good way to customize your poem even further and to create a keepsake that your entire team is sure to appreciate. Be sure to choose "CUSTOM CARD DESIGN" when checking out to select this option. When I contact you to book your session we will discuss your card and what you'd like me to illustrate for it. Illustrations are simple (see examples) and can include your preexisting branding/logo or be wholly original. |
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curious about how reading poetry helps us become better decision makers and collaborative thinkers?
read on! Poetry is an incredibly powerful tool that allows us to expand our minds and our hearts so that we may more effectively and empathically process information, make decisions, and take actions that benefit ourselves as well as a greater good. The process of collaboratively creating and/or reading poetry is a unique and meaningful way to build crucial group dynamics like empathy, communication, patience, and mindful understanding. Metaphor, a hallmark of poetic verse, is one of the most organic avenues to creative and critical thinking that the human brain regularly encounters. Metaphors require our brains to make remote associations - or, the process of understanding how, in the metaphor, two or more things are associated with each other that we don't regularly perceive to be associated. These remote associations allow us to understand the metaphor and the poem we are reading; it is through this process that we are able to make sense of the poem. This cognitive process is one that requires creative and critical thinking, and by thinking this way we expand our awareness, perception, and intuition. The more we do this, the more sustainable this way of thinking becomes. Along with inspiring remote associations, poetry also creates a safe space in which we can practice cognitive empathy by both self-projecting and self-reflecting. When we are open to reading poetry we automatically do so with the hope of finding meaning, guidance, or at the very least something that we can relate to and understand. In order to understand the poem we are reading in this sort of meaningful way, we have to first step outside of our world and into the world presented by the poem and the poet who wrote it. To do this, we interject our self into the poem, trying to understand what we are reading from the point of view of the poet who wrote it. As we do this, we intrinsically draw upon our own personal experiences, as it is only through our own subjective experience that we are able to embody, in any way, an understanding of someone else's. This is the (truncated) process that leads to a meaningful experience with poetry and the poems we choose to read. In this process of understanding, we also become aware of the shared nature of being a human, as we see ourselves reflected in the words of another. This sort of cognitive empathy creates space and understanding for the emotional empathy we need to be better, more sustainably successful (and generally well) people and partners. The more we do this, the more sustainable this way of understanding becomes. Cognitively, the practice of reading poetry in active search of meaning instills in us an understanding of how a holistic, empathetic, and rigorously aware way of thinking allows us to access new levels of understanding and connection. When we think through new concepts or problems with this sort of meta-cognitive/mindful awareness, we see that we are able to process information, make decisions, act, and communicate more effectively. The more regularly we read and interact with poetry and metaphor in an intentional and aware way, the more sustainable this sort of meta-cognitive awareness becomes in our day to day lives. THE GROUP EXPERIENCE of reading poetry While the personal experience of reading poetry is expansive and empowering, the collective experience of reading poetry is equally as powerful. The pursuit of reading and working to understand a poem as a group creates a shared experience and understanding that can extend far beyond the poem itself. By having to hold various perceptions at once, along with our own - well I think it means this, but I think it means this - group work of unpacking poems and their metaphors creates a climate of awareness and empathic reasoning that fosters good communication and group decision making. By requiring us to think empathically - in this case, the process of putting our self in the poet's shoes as well as seeking to meaningfully understand how our group members' perception of the poem differs from our own - the group work of unpacking a poem also creates a communal sense of connection and awareness. When the poem your group is reading is inspired directly by a shared idea/issue, this connection and awareness is heightened and can be used more immediately to access the expansion of thought or clarity of mind your group is looking for. Just imagine how powerful that poem and the process of informing and then understanding it truly could be! |