Literary Partners Program: Poetry and Meditation: A Resonant Relationship

Can meditation foster poetry? Can poetry foster meditation? This four-week workshop begins with basic instruction and exercises in meditation, and then examines whether certain types of poetry can bring about similar experiences. Topics will include:

– How meditation and poetry can spring from daily-life experiences, yet transcend them.
– Poetry as mantra.
– Prayer as poetry and mantra, and the differences between meditation and prayer.

About the Presenter: Nayana Tara Hein has studied meditation with Sri Chinmoy since 1972 and is an organizer of the Sri Chinmoy Poetry Festival. She enjoys teaching, and is looking forward to a fruitful collaboration with the workshop participants.

Registration is required – space is limited.Text or call 347-773-8369 to register. Visit the Sri Chinmoy Poetry Festival website for more information.

This event is made possible in part through the Poets House Literary Partners Program.