Registration closes at 9:30am (Pacific Time) on August 17, 2024. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program.
Description:
Please join Phillip Moffitt online on Saturday, August 17th for this 21st annual offering of Poetry Day in which participants read the poems Phillip has selected. In this day of practice and poetry reading, Phillip will lead an exploration of the theme “The Unseen Threshold.”
Here’s a poem by Michael Ondaatje that captures the spirit of the theme of this daylong.
Bearhug
Griffin calls to come and kiss him goodnight
I yell ok. Finish something I’m doing,
then something else, walk slowly round
the corner to my son’s room.
He is standing arms outstretched
waiting for a bearhug. Grinning.
Why do I give my emotion an animal’s name,
give it that dark squeeze of death?
This is the hug which collects
all his small bones and his warm neck against me.
The thin tough body under the pyjamas
locks to me like a magnet of blood.
How long was he standing there
like that, before I came?
-Michael Ondaatje
In this daylong, our usual sitting and walking practices will be informed by periods of reading poetry to each other. Each poem is carefully chosen by Phillip with an eye toward selections that point us to Dharma insights. This is a day of fun and lightheartedness, and if you haven’t ever read a poem in front of others, don’t miss this opportunity to free your voice and find a new form of expression.
Online Only: We are offering this program online via Zoom.
Sliding Scale: Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for our teachers. Please consider paying at the highest rate that you can afford: your generosity supports the teachers as well as Spirit Rock, staff, and your fellow practitioners.
Benefactor – $200
Sustainer – $120
Basic – $95
Scholarship Rate (BIPOC, M/K) – $45
All are welcome! No one will be turned away for lack of funds as space allows. For more information, please email Registration@spiritrock.org by 4:00pm PT on the day prior to the program date.
*Recording Note: You will have ~90 days from the original program date to view the program. If you would like access to the recording, you must register by the deadline above. The recording will be available in ~10 days after the program.
Cancellation Policy – Online: Drop-ins, Daylongs, Multiday Programs (1-3 days), Family Programs/Series, CEC fees:
- NO REFUNDS
- Open Credit, or Donation to Spirit Rock = if cancel by midnight, the day prior to program start (Pacific Time)
- No Open Credit = if cancel day of the program, or beyond
