Mary Ann’s wisdom and gentle guiding opened the group’s creative heart. Before we knew what happened, she had us writing our own poetry. In the stillness, reading inspirational poetry, and nudging us to explore, we wrote as if ”packing for our future.” Encouraged to share our creations, powerfully insightful poems unfolded. Mary Ann Moore’s love of poetry sparked our creative spirits.
Poetry Circles
the poetry of presence:
with Mary Ann Moore
In the circle, we’ll connect to ourselves and one another through the gift of poetry, our most ancient form of prayer. You will experience poetry as a doorway into the practice of slowing down, a doorway into honouring yourself. We’ll do some reading, listening, reflecting and writing. No previous writing experience is necessary.
Remember what Mary Oliver has said: “This isn’t/a contest but the doorway/into thanks, and a silence in which/another voice may speak.”
Poetry Circles take place on Zoom and in person in Nanaimo, BC
Future dates TBA. Be in touch with Mary Ann to be added to her email list.
Intent
- To provide a safe place for people to tell their stories.
- To find the still centre of ourselves and of the circle.
- To write what has heart and meaning for us.
- To realize our role as leaders in a circle of leaders.
- To remember the divine feminine and
embrace our female and male teachers. - To becoming a community of peers
slowing down to a natural rhythm
Passion
I bring my passion for poetry and for writing as a spiritual practice to all the writing circles I offer. Poetry offers a doorway in and a welcome home. Practices in the circle help to root us in the present. Memories recalled are integrated into the here and now. We plant seeds of self-compassion along the way, so we may learn to love the evolving parts of ourselves.
Come and open to the gifts of poetry and writing in community and a return to “a sense of reunion” with yourself.
Poetry and Other Books
Mending
A chapbook of poems by Mary Ann Moore published by house of appleton (April 2023)
Writing to Map Your Spiritual Journey
Mary Ann shares her expansive knowledge of earth-based practices and goddess spirituality to connect you more deeply to your writing and your own story.
Fishing for Mermaids
Poems by Mary Ann Moore
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