Mindful Poetry Moments

About the Program

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. This program is FREE to all schools, organizations, groups, and individuals.

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MPM 2025 Curator Manuel Iris giving opening remarks at our 2025 Book Launch!

National Poetry Month Signature Experience

During April for National Poetry Month, schools, individuals, organizations, and more will receive: Four weeks of poetry and educational content curated by nationally-known poets, including 20 audio and video journeys that showcase the selected poetry paired with guided listening exercises, along with weekly worksheets with writing prompts inspired by the curated poems, prompting participants to write new poetry.

We additionally offer four weekly Virtual Gatherings on Zoom where guests participate in poetry writing, sharing, and connection every Wednesday in April from 3-4 pm EST.

The poetry inspired by our educational content and Virtual Gatherings are then eligible for a free, open submission process for participants of all ages to submit their new poems for inclusion in the annual poetry anthology. In August, we host an annual hybrid book launch in Cincinnati for both local attendees and virtual participants globally to celebrate their publicatoin.

This content is free throughout the year.

Contemplate & Write with our Mindful Poetry Audio & Worksheets (Free, Sign Up Required)

National Poetry Month MPM content is included with a Mindful Music Moments subscription. No further sign-up necessary if you are already subscribed to MMM.

Order a copy of our Mindful Poetry Books

Six collections of poetry from our global community, created during April for National Poetry Month.

Watch our Book Launch for our sixth edition of Mindful Poetry Moments above!

Fall and Winter Gatherings

In addition to the Virtual Gatherings we host weekly during National Poetry Month, we also offer Gatherings every year during Fall (October, November) and Winter (January. February).

Mindful Poetry Virtual Gatherings (Free, Sign Up Required)

Watch Past Virtual Gatherings on YouTube (Free)

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Workshops

Mindful Poetry also offers in-person workshops with classrooms throughout the year, where students can engage in contemplation, read, listen to, and discuss poetry, and then engage with writing their own work or partake in a variety of artmaking exercises inspired by our selected work.

Poetry workshop for your classroom (Sign Up Required)

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Workshop at Wilson Elementary in Cincinnati, May 2025

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