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The Well celebrated the release of the third edition of Mindful Poetry Moments at The Mercantile Library on August 17, 2022.
The event began with a meditative introduction from editor Rowe Schnure who set the atmosphere to "yield and witness" the beautiful poetry in this year's book and the selected readings.
20 readers from the United States, United Kingdom, and Portugal read their original poems from the book, both in person and virtually via pre-recorded videos. All poems were inspired by the 2022 Mindful Poetry Moments selections by Alberto Ríos, Roshni Goyate, Brad Aaron Modlin, and Manuel Iris.
The event closed with uplifting remarks by The Well Founder, Stacy Sims, and Cincinnati and Mercantile Library Poet Laureate, Yalie Saweda Kamara. The Well announced that the Mindful Poetry Moments selections for 2023 will be chosen collaboratively between Kamara and Cincinnati's Inaugural Youth Poet Laureate, Rimel Kamran.
Mindful Poetry Moments was incubated with the On Being Project and virtual gatherings are supported by The Hive, WordPlay, and The Mercantile Library. This year's illustrations for the program and the book are by Alexandra Ramirez.
You can buy your copy of Mindful Poetry Moments 2022 in our online store.
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