Poetic Expression

It was the date February 14th (Valentine’s Day) that led to this week’s topic, bouquet.
Valentine’s Day also called Saint Valentine’s Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, originated as a Christian feast day honoring one or two early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine and, through later folk traditions, has become a significant cultural, religious, and commercial celebration to romance and love in many regions of the world.
Interesting that the poetic expression, brought up counter themes to love and romance; abuse, expectation, conditioning and patriarchal society.

What does the word ‘puddles’ conjure for you? We had the week to let the word settle, and surprisingly, despite being in summer, there were quite a few puddles around (due to the wetter season we are experiencing), that we could get some inspiration from.
For some of us it took us back to our childhood.
For others it was the word itself that created a feeling.
And then there were the unfolding stories about journeys of the lives some had endured as children.

This topic around labels fitted well with some themes that arrived from our last session (on instincts).
Some questions around how we grow or evolve emerged and in amongst that the concept of ‘labels’ arrived.
As soon as the word was selected, the realisation that it could lead us into many directions, which it did.
It may be reflective of the times, however our talk and expression, was around dominant culture and how easy it is to be defined and things to be normalised, and the impact of that on individuals and societies.
Once again, the creativity in expression and design of the poems presented, came through.
And some new realisations and understandings brought about by the honest and deep expressions shared by members in the session. At the end of the session, we chose something very unrelated for the next week’s topic. ‘puddles’. If you wish to join in, either with a poem or without, just arrive on the night. Click here for the link

Profound (poetic expression) What a beautiful word to simmer on throughout the week! Such a deep and bold word with

Every thing and everyone has a story and when time is taken to extract the story, it can offer something

After chatting about the challenges faced by many who present differently to others in the world, we explored the notion

Birthmark There are many stories and beliefs around the nature of some birthmarks. Some of us have lived with one

Dance (Poetic Expression) The history of dance is so interesting. First archeological proof of dance comes from the 9 thousand year

Inanimate objects (poetic expression) It’s been eye opening to see how expressing through different lenses, builds deeper  feelings for something

Escape (Poetic Expression) Chatting about the week ahead, there was a mention about an event being held at The Escape

Limbo. A word, that we felt compelled to explore. What does it bring up for you? As with any word,

Sometimes words elicit a more predictable response, so when unusual words arrive, we know we could land anywhere. We laughed