Ottawa Poetry Bards

Thanks to the over 30 poetry lovers who joined the Welcoming the Dark Poetry Dive. Your donations brought $660 to our two charities for this season: Shepherds of Good Hope and St. Luke's Anglican Church. Our next virtual poetry dive is Tuesday January 19 at 6:30 PM ET. It is on the theme of Wonder and Grief. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/wonder-and-grief-a-virtual-poet... Please share... and have a safe holiday season until then.

Be still. Listen with your skin. You will feel The rustle of my wings. From Angel, by Susan Zerner. ... Join from anywhere, tomorrow at 6:30 ET, an hour long virtual poetry dive on Welcoming the Dark. With your registration, an audio recording of the dive, and an electronic file of 50 poems on the theme. Please share. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/welcoming-the-dark-a-virtual-po

Next Tuesday November 17 at 6:30 ET, join a virtual poetry dive. Free. Donations gratefully accepted for this year's good charities. At this, the darkest time in the northern hemisphere, we open our hearts to the gifts of the deep dark. Please share widely.... https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/welcoming-the-dark-a-virtual-po See more

The Glimmers of Light virtual Poetry Dive last Tuesday evening was well attended and very successful. Mary Lou spoke sublime poems from a fresh new deck of 50 poems, and each of us who were riding on these poems were able to turn away from zoom and let the music and words carry us. Thank you to all who participated, both locals and poetry lovers from afar. One of the blessings of offering these experiences on zoom is that we are not bound by distance or time zones. Those ...who missed or those who want to revisit have the recording afterwards, and all have an electronic copy of the fresh poetry deck. If you'd like one or more printed version of the deck, nicely wrapped, let us know. They make lovely gifts, especially for those who work in healing and care-giving. Join us for our next poetry dive on Tuesday November 17 at 6:30 on the theme of "Welcoming the Dark" https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/welcoming-the-dark-a-virtual-po