Life Work: The Writing Lives and Poetry of Three Spiritual Poets
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October 10 - 14, 2010 Sunday through Thursday (4 nights)
$375-585
based on accommodations choice
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About the accommodations
Prices for overnight programs include room, board, and tuition.
Private room
These quiet, single rooms are perfect for those who want a real retreat, and are simply decorated with a twin bed and desk.
Shared room
For those who elect to share a room with a guest or another participant, these offer comfort at a modest price.
Commute
Commuter rates include lunch and dinner during the program.
Private rooms are allotted on a first-come, first-served basis, with consideration given to those with special needs.
William Stafford, Donald Hall, and Jane Kenyon are spiritually rooted writers. Stafford developed his discipline as a poet writing a poem a day, before breakfast, while in Civilian Public Service camps during World War II. He maintained that discipline all his adult life as a teacher. Donald Hall gave up teaching in order to return to his grandparents' farm and become a career writer and made a living writing and editing to sustain his poetry. His wife, Jane Kenyon, shared that life with him. We will read their work, but we will also leave open some time for writing exercises with each other.
$585/private room; $490/shared room; $375/commuter.
Leader(s)
Paul Lacey is a retired professor of English at Earlham College. A seasoned Quaker who formerly clerked the American Friends Service Committee, he is a popular speaker and lecturer. His writings include Growing Into Goodness: Essays on Quaker Education, three Pendle Hill pamphlets, and most recently, “Denise Levertov: Testimonies of the Lived Life,” in Renascence: Essays on Values in Literature.