Bringing Poetry Therapy to the Emirates Literature Festival in Dubai was such a joy. It was wonderful to spend the day in Dubai among books, authors, publishers and friends. This year I had decided that I wanted to bring more than just a poetry recital to the Literature … [Read more...] about Poetry Therapy at Emirates Literature Festival 2013
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Emirates Airlines Festival of Literature: Experience Poetry as Healer; This Moment Here Now. March 7, 2013
Event: Emirates Airlines Festival of Literature: This Moment Here Now Speaker and Presenter: Bahareh Amidi Date: 7 March, Thursday Time: 7:30 PM - 8:15 PM Venue: Intercontinental Hotel, Dubai Festival City Bahareh Amidi, (www.Bahareh.com) the Iranian-American … [Read more...] about Emirates Airlines Festival of Literature: Experience Poetry as Healer; This Moment Here Now. March 7, 2013
A Thank You Note to my Travel Companions at the Poetry Therapy Workshop
Dear Travel Companions, How to begin to thank you for this wonderful gift of our time together today. How fortunate I am to have found you all at this point of my journey on this day. Today was the first official Poetry Therapy session I have held, the first of many I … [Read more...] about A Thank You Note to my Travel Companions at the Poetry Therapy Workshop
The Pilgrimage Within: A Poetry Writing and Healing Workshop. Saturday January 12. Cafe Arabia
Dear Friends, it is such a pleasure and honor for me to continue in the footsteps of my mentor and teacher John Fox. During his visit to Abu Dhabi, he had a wonderful poetry writing and healing workshop at Cafe Arabia. There were many in the group that showed an interest in … [Read more...] about The Pilgrimage Within: A Poetry Writing and Healing Workshop. Saturday January 12. Cafe Arabia
Teacher: John Fox, Student: Bahareh, Lesson: Poetry Therapy
The great fortune of having a teacher on one's path. I think it is true what they say when the student is ready the teacher appears. That has been the case for me all my life as I have come across really wonderful teachers in my life. I had the great honor of having my teacher … [Read more...] about Teacher: John Fox, Student: Bahareh, Lesson: Poetry Therapy