Poems as Bridge to Human Relations

april 2013 poetry month

opportunities to share poetry abound

 

Last Thursday I presented a poetry reading & workshop for college students at Cascadia Community College where I teach Psychology.*

I'm grateful to students from the Disability Students Alliance Club for making the arrangments to promote the event and for their time to attend and participate.  Thank you also to students from my classes who made the effort to attend.

We found during our discussion that a poem may help us to break the ice for deeper dialogue as we explore the cultural contexts within our own families.  We discovered how a poem may act as the bridge to connect us to those places where we have commonalities such as our enjoyment of travel and learning about other cultures.  We discussed ways to engage with a poem by reading the poem aloud, listening to others read, and taking time to focus on a portion of the poem's content. 

Thank you to the following contributors who made it possible for participants to receive my poetry collection, Rustling Wrens, along with the April 2013 edition of Poetry Magazine:  

King County 4 Culture

Poetry Magazine

Cascadia Community College Disability Students Alliance

  













*Abnormal Psychology, General Psychology, Human Relations, Cross-Cultural Psychology, Organizational Behavior & Lifespan Psychology