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Feast of Losses Poetry Dive Workshop: Dying into Life, Living into Death

  • The Linenhall Arts Centre Castlebar, Co. Mayo Ireland (map)
“I’ve been so woven into the mesh
of my trivial errands, that only now
do I begin to hear the mystery
of dying everywhere.”
~ Rumi, “Dying”

All the wisdom teachings of the world tell us that the key to life lies in the manner in which we meet death, within and around us. Join poet Kim Rosen for an opportunity to welcome all that emerges as we turn towards our own ageing and letting go, as well as the “everyday dying” that abounds in a life fully lived. Poetry, music, ritual, and writing will hold, heal, challenge and reveal us. Within a supportive, sacred space we will welcome the fears, losses, blessings and awakenings that come from opening to death and loss as a portal to fullest aliveness.

A 45 minute break is included in this workshop.

*Please note: The workshop begins with the concert on Thursday night and continues on Friday from 10:30 to 4 PM. Attendance at the concert is included in the price of the workshop and we strongly request that all workshop participants plan to attend the concert. 

“And so long as you have not experienced
this:  to die and so to grow
you are only a troubled guest
on the dark earth.”
~ Goethe, “Holy Longing”