World Enough and Time: On Creativity and Slowing Down - Session 5

A Book Study in Five Sessions
Led by interfaith minister Elizabeth River

This class concentrates on six rich chapters of Christian McEwen’s book World Enough and Time: On Creativity and Slowing Down. Through the study of “hurry sickness” and the creative process of poets, painters, writers, thinkers, teachers, and just ordinary folks, participants will learn how to become more present with the world and one another. Includes contemplative listening, writing, movement, and meditation. Christian McEwen will be presenting a workshop on April 2. Point Reyes Books offers 10% off this book to participants. Presented by Point Reyes Books and Black Mountain Circle.

To register, contact Elizabeth River at lizebiz@gmail.com before the first class.

About Elizabeth River: Rev. Elizabeth River is a spiritual director and chaplain who also officiates weddings and memorial services.

About Christian McEwen: Christian McEwen is the author of Sparks from the Anvil: The Smith College Poetry Interviews, as well as a number of other books, including The Tortoise Diaries—Daily Meditations on Creativity and Slowing Down. She is a poet, a playwright, a documentary filmmaker, a teacher, and an editor. She co-edited: The Alphabet of the Trees: A Guide to Nature Writing; Naming the Waves: Contemporary Lesbian Poetry; and, with Sue O'Connell, Out the Other Side: Contemporary Lesbian Writing. She teaches writing workshops throughout the United States.

About Black Mountain Circle: Black Mountain Circle (BMC) is a California nonprofit in Point Reyes Station, CA, that explores the relationship between spirit, story, and place. BMC programs include author events, retreats, book groups, and writing workshops for youths and adults as well as the bi-annual Geography of Hope Conference and the literary journal, West Marin Review.