Referenced in Tanya Maggi's talk:
Beth Cantor's Blog Mass Cultural Council Culture Chat with Eric Booth, Crisis as Opportunity: |
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Announcing the debut of the Lesley Dance/Movement Therapy International Dance Day video!!
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This song was performed by Vivien and Phil Speiser during our event. This recording is the amazing Bernice Johnson Reagon, founder of Sweet Honey and the SNCC (students non-violent coordinating committee) Freedom Singers in the 60s.
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Visual Poetry Exercise Bertman, © 2000.
Acronym...epigram = a visual poetry technique for making the abstract concrete. Let each of the letters in the word HOPE be the first of a word, phrase or sentence. Write freely the words that come without stopping, censoring or judging. This exercise is for spontaneity, creativity and discovery, capable of concisely triggering a pointed or ingenious turn of thought. Poetic rather than explanatory, it validates the ability of the image—even a word image—to expand communication and offer insight outside the scope of the reasoning mind (2001). These responses reflect the importance of acknowledging that hope changes over time. Perhaps from cure, to comfort, for the courage to stay present, to be able to cope with whatever happens. Somehow, in the act of doing—in this case writing— the gauze clears and one discovers exactly what one wants or needs.
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Examples:
from a palliative care nurse: How are your spirits today? Often I wonder; seldom I ask. Perhaps you’d like to share your thoughts with me. Every day is different. from two parents of dying children: Help me Jesus Our child is so sick Please help me to remember Eternity is now Heavenly father Open your arms and heart Prepare us for whatever happens Endings are but new beginnings |