November 10th, 2023

The Body Poetic at Arts for the Aging (3)

On November 10, 2023, as a teaching artist for Arts for the Aging,  certified poetry therapist Lauren Mazow Boyle and I presented a series of workshops entitled "The Body Poetic:  Exploration through Indian Dance and Poetry". We explored Arun Kolatkar's The Butterfly; participants created a group poem; below is a small excerpt of the poetry that participants made: 

"Enjoy life
Savoring the sunshine
Seeing the beauty
Carefree
No problems, no worries
All those grains of sand are salty
And sweet
All these grains that make up a life
Strength and lightness
All of you are my butterflies
A welcome and pleasant surprise
Together in this moment
I am glad we crossed paths today."