Mindful Journaling, with James Crews

In this workshop, we’ll explore connections between the practice of meditation/mindfulness and the act of journal writing from the heart. Using poems as prompts for reflection, we’ll do short writing exercises that utilize image and close attention. Beginners and all levels are welcome; you just need a pen, paper and an open mind. This is an ideal workshop for those looking to restart or sustain a creative journaling practice.

James Crews is editor of the bestselling anthology, How to Love the World, featured on NPR’s Morning Edition, as well as in The Boston Globe, and The Washington Post. He is the author of four prize-winning collections of poetry: The Book of What Stays, Telling My Father, Bluebird, and Every Waking Moment, and his poems have appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Ploughshares, and The Sun. Crews teaches in the Poetry of Resilience seminars, and lives with his husband in Shaftsbury, Vermont. To sign up for weekly poems and prompts, visit: www.jamescrews.net.