We’ve woken up in a new world. A world where we can be alone and together at the same time As writers we are fortunate, both in that we don’t need others to write, and in that we can write together through the magic of the internet. Here is what’s on offer for the...
Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems. ~ Rilke Rainer Maria Rilke statue in Ronda In April, when Radical Restoration goes to Spain to write, a one-day excursion to this magical city is planned. After a day of literary and historical...
Within a month of announcing it early this year, the April 2020 writing and yoga retreat in Spain filled up. But plans change, especially when you consider that there were sixteen of us planning that trip so far in advance. Regrettably, four people have had to...
You want to write. You love to write. So… Let’s write. Spend an entire day diving deep into guided writing practice. Inspired fresh prompts, elements of craft, supportive feedback, snacks and more! There are still spaces available the July 13 and August...
We’ve been to Costa Rica, Italy, and of course, Canada offering luxurious days of guided writing practice and gentle yoga. Until now, these exotic extended retreats have been organized by me and facilitated by Sue Reynolds and Esana Lotfy. Although I’ve...
A while back I posted a poem that was generated from a prompt Ellen Bass gave at a workshop. She used Frank Gaspar’s poem, Late Rapturous, as an example of what she coined as a “long-armed poem.” In that workshop I wrote a poem about, among other...
