About this Event
Therapeutic Poetry Sessions at Typewronger Books, by Muted Minds
The Muted Minds sessions are open to anyone, and everyone interested in co-creating poems driven by the documentation of personal and collective narratives of the present
But that day, it was the song the offered me a new angle of seeing the world, which is to say, seeing you.
– On Earth we are briefly gorgeous, Ocean Vuong
Muted Minds returns to Typewronger Books for a series of four stand alone sessions that will focus on the theme of Transitions.
The sessions will embrace transitions as both tender and transformative, from an angle of discovering what lies ahead, without neccessarily rejecting what no longer resonates with the present. Through a guided process of collaborative writing that will be focused on documentarty poetry, we will seek new ways of seeing ourselves, one another, and the world in flux.
No prior writing experience is needed. You will only need to bring yourself and an open mind.
Participants are not required to prepare or bring anything as all materials will be provided. The sessions are guided and stand-alone, allowing everyone to drop in and out of the circle depending on their availability, but they are time-sensitive, hence you are encouraged to be punctual.
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Background:
The Muted Minds therapeutic poetry circles invite participants to delve into an exchange of words, punctuation marks, and experiences thereby co-creating a poem alongside others. “Docupoetry”, or else documentary poetry, is a form of socially engaged poetry that combines non-literary forms of writing with personal observations, and it is based upon the universal character of language.
Grounded in the universality of language and the use of the poetic, the sessions aim to provide a collective experience that captures the essence of “Docupoetry” facilitating an exploration of the interplay between words and personal encounters that can offer a ‘healing’ outcome. The universality of language, shared inclusively amongst the participants, lays the groundwork for the therapeutic essence of the process.
Extra details:
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Therapeutic poetry circle with Muted Minds
Tuesdays, October 28 & November 11,18,25
7 PM - 9 PM
TYPERWONGER BOOKS
4a Haddington Pl, Edinburgh, EH7 4AE
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Muted Minds ( IG: @mutedmindscircles, email: [email protected]) is a creative community project that takes place in themed cycles of stand-alone sessions and aims to empower our realities and inspire creativity. It is driven by the therapeutic purpose of language when shared equally and explored evenly by recording narratives of the present and hopes for the future.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Typewronger Books, 4a Haddington Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00
