After suffering profound loss, we often find our lives out of balance, our energies blocked, our futures uncertain. Even the most intuitive and healthy of us can experience this tectonic shift in our reality and find it difficult to restore a sense of wholeness. But through the channeling of our creativity--in whatever form that takes--we can affect a healing transformation, the restoration of balance, and a renewed sense of control. In this presentation, Silvestri will share insights gained from his 20-year journey as a poet, which provided the tools necessary to move through his own profound loss toward healing. Come explore the power of creative expression to tap into the deepest parts of our grief and pain and help us do the hard work of healing from traumatic loss.
Charles Anthony Silvestri is the author of three books and scores of published works written for choral composers. His words have been sung by thousands of choristers all over the world, by ensembles ranging from high schools to the Houston Grand Opera, from the King’s Singers to the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, from Westminster Choir College to Westminster Abbey. He enjoys the creative challenges and rewards of the collaborative process and has had the privilege of working with many fine artists and composers. For inspiration he draws on his travels, his education as a medievalist, and his deep love of words and music. When he is not writing you may find him playing Irish traditional music at a pub or hunched over his desk painting medieval-style illuminations or sacred icons. A veteran educator with three decades of experience teaching kindergarten through college, he is currently a lecturer in ancient and medieval history at Washburn University and lives in Lawrence, Kansas. For more information or to contact him, visit him at www. charlesanthonysilvestri.com.
EARLY BIRD DEADLINE:
AUGUST 15
It's a new year and another opportunity to meet your writing friends for a weekend of inspiration, education, and socializing! District 1 invites members to Topeka this year for the 2021 State Writing Conference & Convention.
Not ready to socialize? It's okay! Building on our can-do attitude from 2020's (first) virtual convention, we are developing a hybrid option for this year's attendees. If you are unable to travel for the event, you can still purchase a workshop ticket and join us virtually. Workshops will be livestreamed and/or recorded for viewing later.
Important Things to Know:
AUGUST 15
It's a new year and another opportunity to meet your writing friends for a weekend of inspiration, education, and socializing! District 1 invites members to Topeka this year for the 2021 State Writing Conference & Convention.
Not ready to socialize? It's okay! Building on our can-do attitude from 2020's (first) virtual convention, we are developing a hybrid option for this year's attendees. If you are unable to travel for the event, you can still purchase a workshop ticket and join us virtually. Workshops will be livestreamed and/or recorded for viewing later.
Important Things to Know:
- The Workshop Ticket Price is good for virtual and in-person attendance.
- Meal tickets for those who attend in person can be purchased with your registration.
- You can also purchase advertising space in the convention program when you register. See more about the opportunity to advertise below.
- The Early Bird Rate expires on August 15, so don't delay, register today!
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