Elemental poetry: a Bachelardian perspective
Last night at Cherish was the first evening dedicated to French philosopher Gaston Bachelard. It has been wonderful to share a little of his deep love for poetry, and more specifically his work on the poetics of fire, water, earth and air. It was only the beginning of a five nights cycle, that I am so excited and grateful to have opened!
Special thanks to Susannah who enchanted us with her soulful voice, to Alison, the founder of Cherish, and to Sally, from the Hagley Writers’ Institute. Thank you so much for your presence.
If you think you’d love to gift yourself this experience (of deep reflexion, connexion to yourself and others, creation of something beautiful), but can’t find the time, or the energy, please, just come. You will be well taken care of, on an evening that participants have kindly called “safe”, “surprising”, “playful”, “fresh”, “new”, “delightful”…
Let me share what Sally posted on Cherish’s Facebook page:
This evening, I went to the first session of the poetry offering at Cherish Hearts. Minds. Body & Soul exploring the magic of Gaston Bachelard, his beautiful blend of philosophy and poetic wisdom, with a particular focus on his wisdoms around the elements. It was absolutely magical.
Held beautifully (on every level) by the incredible Lucie who drew on her own magic to hold space for us and guide us to create our own, hmmmmm, proclamation I guess you could say.
Using prompts of aspects of nature (of our own choosing) and words from the amazing Hildegard von Bingen, we each created a poetic description of our Selves....
Such a beautiful, beautiful container of sacred stillness and creativity.
Soooo looking forward to the next session already..
I had just met Sally on the evening and I am really grateful to her that she expressed such enthusiasm, as first occurrences of new projects are always a bit daunting (for me anyway!). And there is nothing I love more in life than providing a time and a space in which people feel happy and inspired!
If you would like to join us for one or more sessions, please send a message to Cherish, or to me, so we can prepare a lovely space for you.