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Starting To Work The California Garden In Winter, Leeann Bartolini Dec 2013

Starting To Work The California Garden In Winter, Leeann Bartolini

LeeAnn Bartolini

For more than a decade The Healing Art of Writing conference has sought to strengthen compassionate understanding between healthcare providers and those who seek a state of well-being beyond the reach of surgery or pharmacology. Together, the participants share the belief that being cured of disease is not the same thing as being healed, and that a practice of expressive writing promotes both spiritual and physical healing. The writings presented at the 2012 conference, collected here in Tell Me Again, are a powerful testament to that belief. Within these pages you will hear, again and again, words of truth, words …


French Kissing The Earth, Leeann Bartolini Dec 2013

French Kissing The Earth, Leeann Bartolini

LeeAnn Bartolini

For more than a decade The Healing Art of Writing conference has sought to strengthen compassionate understanding between healthcare providers and those who seek a state of well-being beyond the reach of surgery or pharmacology. Together, the participants share the belief that being cured of disease is not the same thing as being healed, and that a practice of expressive writing promotes both spiritual and physical healing. The writings presented at the 2012 conference, collected here in Tell Me Again, are a powerful testament to that belief. Within these pages you will hear, again and again, words of truth, words …


Her Eyes, Leeann Bartolini Nov 2013

Her Eyes, Leeann Bartolini

LeeAnn Bartolini

For more than a decade The Healing Art of Writing conference has sought to strengthen compassionate understanding between healthcare providers and those who seek a state of well-being beyond the reach of surgery or pharmacology. Together, the participants share the belief that being cured of disease is not the same thing as being healed, and that a practice of expressive writing promotes both spiritual and physical healing. The writings presented at the 2012 conference, collected here in Tell Me Again, are a powerful testament to that belief. Within these pages you will hear, again and again, words of truth, words …


“Acceptance, Finally” And “In Our Time” (Poems), John Gery Nov 2013

“Acceptance, Finally” And “In Our Time” (Poems), John Gery

John R O Gery

No abstract provided.


Stump (Poem), John Gery Nov 2013

Stump (Poem), John Gery

John R O Gery

No abstract provided.


Grief (Poem), John Gery Nov 2013

Grief (Poem), John Gery

John R O Gery

No abstract provided.


“Lie #4: That Frances Osgood Slept With E.A. Poe” And “Lie #6: That Hart Crane Crawled In Bed Between The Cowleys” (Poems), John Gery Nov 2013

“Lie #4: That Frances Osgood Slept With E.A. Poe” And “Lie #6: That Hart Crane Crawled In Bed Between The Cowleys” (Poems), John Gery

John R O Gery

No abstract provided.


“To A Friend Dying Of Cancer In A War Zone,” “Spring Offensive,” “’Paramilitary,’” “The Secret Of Stealth,” And “Summit Summary” (Poems), John Gery Nov 2013

“To A Friend Dying Of Cancer In A War Zone,” “Spring Offensive,” “’Paramilitary,’” “The Secret Of Stealth,” And “Summit Summary” (Poems), John Gery

John R O Gery

No abstract provided.


The Sleeping Camel Hosts An Indian Summer Squall, Lynda Hawryluk Aug 2013

The Sleeping Camel Hosts An Indian Summer Squall, Lynda Hawryluk

Dr Lynda Hawryluk

A collaboration of writers and artists led to the writing of a poetic tribute to Peter Indans’ work and subsequently his legacy, in the poem The Sleeping Camel hosts an Indian summer squall. The discussion here has as its’ focus the relationship between writers, artists and the landscapes they explore in their chosen medium.


Writing Public Poetry: Humanism And The Woman Writer, Elaine Beilin Jul 2013

Writing Public Poetry: Humanism And The Woman Writer, Elaine Beilin

Elaine V. Beilin

Describes how three middle-class poets, Isabella Whitney, Anne Dowriche and Rachel Speght, revise the humanist concept of the learned lady by repositioning her and her work in the domain of public poetry. Writings on social, moral, political, and historical topics; Challenged the limitations set by men who supported and provided a humanist education for women; Effectively revised the humanist dogma on the place of women's work; More.


Birthright 2012, Andrew Blitman Dec 2012

Birthright 2012, Andrew Blitman

Andrew Blitman

"Birthright 2012" is a personal account of my voyage throughout Israel. The outer story incorporates humor, science, history, and my own observations as I explore the land. It should appeal to the armchair traveler who would like to experience the country but is unable to and also to anyone who would like to learn more about this bastion of democracy in the Middle East. Beneath this outer story there exists an inner story. Filled with humor, philosophy, and poetry, this underlying aspect of the book follows my own personal voyage to self-awareness. "Birthright 2012" chronicles the daily activities of my …