Group Poems: Living the Symbolic Life Sessions

 

Living the Symbolic Life with Poetry and Jungian Psychology

Group Poems

Workshop 10^th April 2021

When you are blinded by the sun peeping through the budded branches

Aching but trusting

Because I am not alone and that’s the point

Go softly in the world with padded feet

We’ll stand together and in this moment nothing else will matter

My third leg

Powerful yet vulnerable you saunter through the jungle

A timeless house that bind people together and forms valuable connections

I see a shimmering image bringing wisdom and love

So bright, so fresh, so cocky.

 

Workshop 11^th April 2021

An elephant never forgets
Allow me to be me; allow yourself to be you
and we are one soul
I write with hands that once held you in their infancy
I'm wearing my father's ring, his father wore it too
Meditating on its pitted stone, the crust of its mane
It sits in the quiet of the tree
She is light of foot, protecting her young
Remember the spiritual curl of the tail
Stand your ground
Cupped my hands around you

Keeping in touch with your instincts.

 

 

Living a Symbolic Life - another day added

 Due to overwhelming response to Living a Symbolic Life, Theresa is holding an addition zoom session on Sunday 11 April from 2 - 3.30pm

€15 or €10 for IPTN Members

Please email us at irishpoetrytherapynetwork@gmail.com to book your place on this interesting look at life through Jungian eyes.

Living the Symbolic Life with Poetry and Jungian Psychology

 

IPTN - 2^nd session of Wellness Through the Seasons for 2021   

10^th April 2pm - 3.30pm

‘Living The Symbolic Life With Poetry and Jungian Psychology’.

 "What we call a symbol is a term, a name, or even a picture that may be familiar in daily life, yet that possesses specific connotations in addition to its conventional and obvious meaning. It implies something vague, unknown, or hidden from us. As the mind explores the symbol, it is led to ideas that lie beyond the grasp of reason". C.G.Jung

Would you like to explore what are the important symbols in your life and how you can bring them to light through poetry?  In this afternoon of musings we will work with some of the published poetry of George Swede, Galway Kinnell and Dennis O’Driscoll.  Reading and writing  poetry, and sharing our thoughts alongside a backdrop of Jungian psychology

Held on Zoom and facilitated by Theresa Kelly

€15 or €10 for IPTN Members

 Register at : irishpoetrytherapynetwork@gmail.com

Poetry Therapy Ezine Spring '21

IPTN AGM

 INVITATION: IRISH POETRY THERAPY NETWORK AGM

SATURDAY 20TH MARCH '21 at 2.00-3.30 PM

The meeting will take place on Zoom. 

AGENDA

1.    Chair’s Report

2.    Treasurer’s Report

3.    Election of 2021 committee

4.    AOB

-        Conference and events planning 2021-2022

-        IPTN ezine

-        PT workshops

-        The role of PT during COVID and beyond

 

All are welcome to attend.

Please email irishpoetrytherapynetwork@gmail.com by Saturday 13^th March to confirm your attendance, and you will be sent a Zoom link for the meeting.

Nominations for members of the IPTN committee should be sent to irishpoetrytherapynetwork@gmail.com by Friday 12th March (open to IPTN members only)

Look forward to seeing you there.

Shelley Tracey

Chair

 

Absurdity Embraced - Group Poem

 

Magical Tiptoe

 

Tiptoe through the tulips

silver gossamer with sparkly stars, crescent moons and long purple ribbons

constantly on the prowl

but the clever puss said ‘A ring is a must first’

standing stones stand deep

I will protect them with honey bees and wasps

and veggies with edge

memory flowers that come alive

purring softly under my wing

I am flying over an iced cake of snow capped mountains, dolls houses 

and a pool of Fox’s Glacier sweets

magical mystical movement

we sailed away today.

 

 

 

EMBRACE ABSURDITY AND PLAY WITH THE WHIMSICAL  

IPTN facilitation with Ger Campbell PTP

Saturday 13^th February 2021 from 2.00-3.30pm

 

Nonsense verse combines poetic form with meaningless language and creates a mix of the normal and the absurd.

Explore the concept of nonsense rhymes which can evoke humour and bewilder us in equal measure. Come prepared to toss logic to one side and immerse yourself in the realms of possibilities.

Join us and allow your imagination free rein. Forget the serious side of life for a short while and allow yourself the gift of play.

Come join us virtually for an afternoon of poetry therapy and fun.

€15 or €10 IPTN Members

Email us at irishpoetrytherapynetwork@gmail.com to confirm your place.