Stoic Themed Poetry

Name: Stoic Themed Poetry
Start: 2026-04-05T13:30:00-05:00
End: 2026-04-05T15:30:00-05:00
Location: Java Cabana

Schedule

Sun Apr 05 2026 at 01:30 pm to 03:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Java Cabana | Memphis, TN

For this meetup we will read and discuss Stoic and other philosophical themed poetry. Feel free to bring your favorite philosophically themed poem for the group to discuss. Perhaps you would like to share a poem you wrote yourself!
We will meet in the back room of Java Cabana 901 Coffee House.
Agenda:
1:30pm - 1:45pm: Open discussion, etc.
Grab some coffee, tea, and snacks from Java Cabana 901
Open Q&A and discussion about Stoicism
Topic introduction
**1:45pm - 3:30pm: Close reading and discussion
We'll read through Stoic themed poetry together and discuss our insights.
Here are few poems we may read (Advanced Reading Not Required):
If by Rupyard Kipling: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46473/if---
The Old Stoic by Emily Bronte: https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/75/poems-of-emily-bronte/5164/the-old-stoic/
Invictus by William Earnest Henley: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/51642/invictus
Hymn to Zeus by Cleanthes: https://www.hellenion.org/zeus/cleanthes-hymn-to-zeus/
Bring your own favorite Philosophically themed poem!