A SUNDAY AFTERNOON SERIES
February 7, May 16, September 26, November 7
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February 7th brought us the first afternoon of a series of poems and conversations by poets addressing a common theme, accompanied by music and visual images. The impetus for these conversations arose from the notion that poetry is a “crossing” over varying psychic territories that touch our lives, our practices, and our humanity with both a feeling of recognition and surprise.
A Freudian and a Jungian, both analysts, both poets, Naomi Ruth Lowinsky and Forrest Hamer read and conversed; cellist Chris Evan provided musical accompaniment.
All shared the medium of language and engaged in the work of translation—from image, affect and memory into words.
- Does soul speak to each in the same tongue?
- If the poet is also an analyst, does one discipline support the other? Or are they conflicting practices?
NAOMI RUTH LOWINSKY has published her work in many literary magazines. Her poetry collections are “red clay is talking” and “crimes of the dreamer.” Her memoir on creativity, “The Sister from Below: When the Muse Gets Her Way,” was recently published. Naomi also works as an analyst and comes from the Jungian tradition.
I have just read The Motherline and Sister from Below and I enjoyed both of them a lot. I agree with you that these are the ways to gather all of whom we are to be whole.
ReplyDeleteI have a question, I'm not sure but I think I read it in one of them that there is a tree that grows somewhere in South America and the roots of this tree spread around for miles. What is the name of this tree? It is very fascinating. Thank you, Kehinde Ayeni @kehindeayeni@att.net