Out of the Flowers: A Haiku Writing Workshop Saturday May 18 2024 at 9:30 AM
Out of the Flowers: An In-Person Haiku Writing Workshop
The temple bell stops
but the sound keeps coming
out of the flowers.
-Basho
As spring blossoms paint the landscape with a riot of color, explore where hope Is blooming in your own spirit with a morning apart to explore the rhythm of spending time in nature and turning inward to reflect on its wisdom. Be inspired by the words of haiku writers throughout the ages. Engage your own experience through simple writing exercises rooted in the spring landscape of the Cathedral grounds and gardens. Come listen, learn and write with a community of kindred spirits.
Pre-registration is required. Space is limited.
Location: Center for Prayer and Pilgrimage, Olmsted Woods, and the Bishop's Garden
About our program leader . . .
Dr. Terri Lynn Simpson is a writer, retreat leader, and the coordinator for the Center for Prayer and Pilgrimage at Washington National Cathedral. Celtic spirituality is her path, writing is her practice, and inviting people into thin places where they may share their stories and experience the presence of the Holy is her work. In addition to having a graduate degree in theology and a doctorate in Spirituality and Story, Terri is a long-time student of Celtic spirituality. Grounded in the three-fold practices of prayer, pilgrimage, and poetry, she weaves strands of these Celtic influences into the retreats, pilgrimages and workshops she leads in the US and in the UK for churches, healing ministries, women’s groups, and faith based non-profit organizations.
The temple bell stops
but the sound keeps coming
out of the flowers.
-Basho
As spring blossoms paint the landscape with a riot of color, explore where hope Is blooming in your own spirit with a morning apart to explore the rhythm of spending time in nature and turning inward to reflect on its wisdom. Be inspired by the words of haiku writers throughout the ages. Engage your own experience through simple writing exercises rooted in the spring landscape of the Cathedral grounds and gardens. Come listen, learn and write with a community of kindred spirits.
Pre-registration is required. Space is limited.
Location: Center for Prayer and Pilgrimage, Olmsted Woods, and the Bishop's Garden
About our program leader . . .
Dr. Terri Lynn Simpson is a writer, retreat leader, and the coordinator for the Center for Prayer and Pilgrimage at Washington National Cathedral. Celtic spirituality is her path, writing is her practice, and inviting people into thin places where they may share their stories and experience the presence of the Holy is her work. In addition to having a graduate degree in theology and a doctorate in Spirituality and Story, Terri is a long-time student of Celtic spirituality. Grounded in the three-fold practices of prayer, pilgrimage, and poetry, she weaves strands of these Celtic influences into the retreats, pilgrimages and workshops she leads in the US and in the UK for churches, healing ministries, women’s groups, and faith based non-profit organizations.