SEMINARIA POETRY WRITING WORKSHOP with Gaylene Denford-Wood
Have fun with words and syllables while building your foundation for Seminaria Poetry potential
RSVP for this event by 31 May, 2021 at https://events.humanitix.com/seminaria-poetry-writing-workshop-with-gaylene-denford-wood
In this workshop you will be introduced to the Mindfulness of Seminaria. There will be opportunity for questions. You will be given evidence of its use and efficacy as a mindfulness tool. In a safe, respectful social setting you will be given the opportunity to learn the rudiments of practice that will enable you to make it your own ‘fit-for-purpose poetry app,’ for which there are a number of useful, practical applications. Stress reduction, a sense of groundedness, calm, creative insight and wellbeing are but a few of the valuable findings.
Date and time: Sunday 6th June 2021 10am to 12.30pm
Venue: Hearing House, 354 Trafalgar Square, Nelson
Cost: CANZ Members $20 and non-members $40
To secure your place in this workshop, please book by May 31st 2021
What is Seminaria?
Seminaria is the name I have given to a poetic form after writing a doctoral thesis on what people discovered from using it as a daily mindfulness practice.
Seminaria is a 27-syllable, seven-line form divided into the following syllable line pattern:
(2) (3) (5) (7) (5) (3) (2)
Developed as Seminar Verse by J-P Linde in 1988/89. In his words,“I was searching for a form shorter than a sonnet, more comprehensive than haiku.”
For more information check out Gaylene’s website at https://www.themindfulnessofseminaria.co.nz/
Kind regards from you CANZ ToTs committee Nelson Branch Liaison