2020 Zoom Salon with Annie Finch
June 24, 2020 3 PM Eastern Daylight Time
“The enchanting chains of chanted language have the power to unite right and left brain, body and spirit, humanity and nature, women and the Goddess. No wonder the word ‘meter’ shares an Indo-European root with moon and mother.”
In this salon, poet Annie Finch explores how poetic meter in oral-based societies weaves spells for healing, worship, and handing down sacred knowledge and myth. After diving with us into the rhythms of Goddess-based poems from Ireland, Sumer, Greece, and India, Annie will close by sharing her own discoveries around the Sacred Meter Spiral.
Award-winning feminist poet and writer Annie Finch is the author of seven books of poetry including Eve, Calendars, The Poetry Witch Little Book of Spells, and the epic poem on abortion Among the Goddesses: An Epic Libretto in Seven Dreams, awarded the 2012 Sarasvati Award from ASWM. She is also the editor of Choice Words: Writers on Abortion (just out from Haymarket Books). Annie’s books about poetry include The Body of Poetry: Essays on Women, Form, and the Poetic Self and A Poet’s Craft: A Comprehensive Guide to Making and Sharing Your Poetry (University of Michigan Press). Known for her mesmerizing poetry readings, Annie is the founder of Poetry Witch Ritual Performances and has collaborated widely with artists in theater, dance, and music. She is based in Washington, DC and offers online classes for poets in metrical and formal craft, as well as holistic workshops and retreats that share the transformative magic of rhythmic language with seekers from all backgrounds. More at anniefinch.com.
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