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Our third Mindful Poetry Moments Gathering of National Poetry Month 2025, facilitated by Erica Manto Paulson and Adriana Prieto Quintero!
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Each year during April for National Poetry Month, The Well holds virtual space for poets and poetry lovers for an hour of nourishing community and creativity. The format is simple. In each session, we meditate, consider a single poem, receive a prompt, write, and then share with the group.
Poems generated by attendees during this session can be submitted for publication in our 5th anniversary of the Mindful Poetry Moments anthology!
This year's poems have been curated by Mexican-born American poet Manuel Iris.
In this session...
Poem: "I am from here" by Manuel Iris
Mindfulness Facilitator: Adriana Prieto Quintero
Poem Facilitator: Erica Manto Paulson
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
ACCESSIBILITY: Auto-generated Closed Captioning is available for each session on Zoom. If you require additional accommodations, please email patrick@thewell.world in advance of the Gathering.
NOTE: All Mindful Poetry sessions are recorded and posted on our YouTube Channel (click here to view). If you are participating during a Gathering and would prefer not to appear in the recording, you may keep your camera off and/or decline to share during the Gathering. Or if you share something during the Gathering and would like us to edit it out of the recording, please make a specific request in advance to patrick@thewell.world
Mindful Poetry Moments, incubated with The On Being Project, offers a chance to pause and reflect on poetry’s ability to encounter ourselves, the world, and the mystery of each other.
This special collaboration began as a way to provide young students an opportunity to encounter poetry in the course of a normal school day during National Poetry Month and has expanded to reach poetry lovers of all ages.
For more, sign up for future Gatherings below and click here for additional poetry and mindfulness resources!
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Our first Mindful Poetry Moments Gathering of National Poetry Month 2025, facilitated by Manuel Iris and Stacy Sims!
Meditate, contemplate poetry, write in a group and share. Come with a pen, paper, and an open heart.
Wednesday, April 09, 2025
Our second Mindful Poetry Moments Gathering of National Poetry Month 2025, facilitated by Christine Wilson and Julia O. Bianco!
Meditate, contemplate poetry, write in a group and share. Come with a pen, paper, and an open heart.
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Our last Mindful Poetry Moments Gathering of National Poetry Month 2025, facilitated by Manuel Iris and Eddie Gonzalez!
Meditate, contemplate poetry, write in a group and share. Come with a pen, paper, and an open heart.
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Led by writer, educator, herbalist, and award-winning poet Sheila McMullin!
Edit your submissions for the Mindful Poetry Moments 2025 compilation, published this summer!
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