“Poetry is a life-cherishing force. For poems are not words, after all, but fires for the cold, ropes let down to the lost, something as necessary as bread in the pockets of the hungry.” - Mary Oliver
In these times of heartbreak,
how do we keep our hearts open?
Please join us IN-PERSON for our fall Poetry as Portal event of listening, connecting, and wondering with Vermont poet, James Crews, and three local poets: Julie Cadwallader Staub, Patricia Fontaine and Alison Prine.
Honor the ways in which poetry opens and softens our hearts on the occasion of the release of James’s just-released book: Unlocking the Heart: Writing for Mindfulness, Courage, and Self-Compassion
We will gather at the Film House Theater at Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center in Burlington, Vermont to receive the wisdom and insights that poets offer so exquisitely. There will also be space for our own listening, as we use the poetry at hand as a portal into our own inner knowing and reflections.
Bring a friend or two for this night of hope, heartfulness, and compassion - a soothing balm in the midst of the chaotic times we are living in.
James Crews
James Crews is the editor of several bestselling anthologies, including The Path to Kindness: Poems of Connection and Joy and How to Love the World: Poems of Gratitude and Hope, which has over 100,000 copies in print. He has been featured in The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The New York Times Magazine, The New Republic, The Christian Science Monitor, and on NPR’s Morning Edition. James is the author of four prize-winning books of poetry—The Book of What Stays, Telling My Father, Bluebird, and Every Waking Moment—and a book of short essays, Kindness Will Save the World: Stories of Compassion and Connection. James also speaks and leads workshops on kindness, mindfulness, and writing for self-compassion. He lives with his husband on forty rocky acres in the woods of Southern Vermont.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS AN IN-PERSON EVENT ONLY!
Timeframe: 6:00-8:00 pm
Location: Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center
(in the Film House Theater)
60 Lake Street, Burlington, Vermont
Sponsors: Main Street Landing, Phoenix Books, WholeHeart
Participation Fee: All are welcome. Scholarship funding is available to support this community event.
$25 full ticket price, $15 reduced rate. Fully funded tickets are available to extend inclusive welcome. (please register in advance).
To reserve a fully funded ticket, please use the code WH100 when registering.