Lunar New Year Poetry Salonš§§ā„ļøš
Schedule
Sat Feb 01 2025 at 01:00 pm to 04:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Foxhollow Farm | Crestwood, KY
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Year of the Snakeš§§ā„ļøš
Lunar New Year
Poetry Salon
Compassion Meditation
Zen Brush Calligraphy
Poetry Craft + Play
Saturday February 1st
1:00 - 4:30p
at Foxhollow Farm
Crestwood, Ky
Join Jenny Bell
for this one of a kind
Lunar New Year
Poetry Playshop
experience!
You wonāt want to miss thisāā
āļøSPECIAL GUESTSāļø
Music + Poetry Readings
by the amazing talent
Shadwick Wilde
(y e s-he is bringing his guitar!)
as well as the
incredible poetesses
Ella Rennekamp + Elise Pfeiffer
As we move from the energetic
and dynamic Year of the Dragon,
2025 brings the Snakeās wise
and intuitive energy.
The Snake, symbolizing wisdom
and transformation, offers
opportunities for personal growth
and change.
This creative + playful celebration
is an opportunity to express
that which cannot be expressed
in any way other than through
the powerful practice of poetry.
Come illuminate your hibernation
with this engaging interactive
ink art + poetry writing exploration.
For secret poets, curious
wordsmiths or the seasoned novice,
this intimate intentional gathering
will be an incubator for
your creative spark.
For those who desire free writing.
You will be given poetry craft
instruction designed to help you
develop a mindset of poetic
language and expression.
You will be given the parameters
+ guidelines to write within
'the art of haiku' for those
who desire structure.
Your haiku may then be added
to your Zen Brush Calligraphy art.
Each attendee will have an
opportunity to brush 3 ensÅs
on 12ā x 12ā paper to take home.
Our gathering offers soothing
self compassion meditation
woven throughout, plenty of noble
silence and no one is expected
or obligated to share anything
they write.
If you do wish to share there
will be ample time after our
special guests each give
their readings.
šā„ļøš§§Please
know this Poetry Salon
may cause you to break out
into spontaneous joy, it may also
inspire you to break free from
your perceived tether, you may
dance or don a mask or a crown
as you read a few verses and you
just may forget who you were
supposed to be, please donāt worry,
we welcome this, it means the
poetry is working!
Poetry, chapbooks, music + merch
from all artists including myself
will be available for purchase
the afternoon of the event.
š®Things to Bring:
ā¢Meditation cushion or pillow
to sit on
ā¢A journal + writing utensil
ā¢Any resourceful totems
such as crystals, feathers, malas
ā¢The part of you which feels
it canāt be heard, this is the part
of you that will write the poem,
make sure to bring her/him/them.
ā¢Any inspiring poetry books
to pass around and share
ā¢Blankets or bolsters to
comfort/support your body
during our time together
Hot tea will be provided.
$33 investment
:::limited spaces:::
Contact Jenny Bell
at Wake Up Shine Your Heart
to learn more and to register!!!
About our Special Guests-
š§§Rejecting the constrictions of genre, Shadwick Wildeās songs touch each otherās edges, but each brings its own distinct vision, strung together by the common thread of Wildeās muscular poetry, emotive vocals, and unique style of upside-down, left-handed guitar playing.
Shadwick grew up in San Francisco, Havana, and Amsterdam astride his mother, an activist, poet, and filmmaker. At 18, Wilde left high school for an invitation to go on tour as a guitarist for D.C. hardcore band Iron Cross, of Dischord notoriety.
At age 23, Wilde entered an addiction recovery program, where he would write Unforgivable Things (2010), his first effort as a solo artist. The self-released demo would go out of print and disappear, but by this time Wilde had gone on to form Quiet Hollers as an outlet for his songwriting. Since 2013, the shapeshifting indie rock collective have released three LPs, toured Europe twice, and criss-crossed North America ad nauseam.
In 2020, Wilde wrote three albums of new material, recording one of them with producer and former Wilco drummer Ken Coomer, along with a cast of top Nashville session players. Another LP he recorded alone, on the Kentucky farm where he lives with his partner, psychologist and visual artist Sarah French-Wilde, and their young daughter. The third is a collaboration with current and former Quiet Hollers members.
š§§Ella Rennekamp is a writer and fiddle player based in Louisville, by way of La Grange, Kentucky and Sarasota, Florida. She is most interested in how both poetry and melody can help us memorialize our experiences in ways that plain language cannot.
š§§Elise Pfeiffer is a daughter of Louisville, a poet, and a teacher of young children. Her writings ponder what it feels like to be in awe of friends, family, lovers, trees, and words in a time when living can seem endlessly unsatisfying.
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Where is it happening?
Foxhollow Farm, 8905 Highway 329,Crestwood,KY,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays: