Events

Past Event

Peace and Presence: Trauma Informed Poetry-Writing

October 13, 2021
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
America/New_York
Online

Working within trauma-informed prompts, this poetry workshop creates a safe space that starts with grounding and connecting to participants with a brief discussion of poetic possibility and is followed by prompts that are put in a specified amount of time for participants to write. Music is provided during writing phases and affirming connections to participants are provided throughout. A brief poetry reading would complete the workshop.

The session will be facilitated by Dr. Juanita Kirton. Dr. Juanita Kirton earned an MFA from Goddard College & her poems are published in several anthologies. Her new chapbook titled “Letters To My Father” released in 2020 published by Finishing Line Press. She has new work in progress.  Juanita has been a Teaching Artist with Crossing Point Arts for many years, working with poetry to inspire healing.

Peace & Presence is a Columbia SVR initiative that introduces diverse holistic wellness tools and techniques for survivors of sexual trauma to experience and adapt to their own wellness needs. The program envisions a space where survivors feel held, understood without having to explain themselves, and given space to breathe and connect with one another in profoundly spiritual and experiential ways. Through its multi-faceted approach to mindfulness, movement, and nurturing of one’s body, this program hopes to aid survivors to recognize and cherish their innate capacity to transcend trauma while being connected to a caring community of allies.

Register in advance for this webinar: https://columbiahealth.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jFCwvGS9RYemmzIHgMSGGg

If you require disability accommodations to attend an event sponsored by Columbia Health, or by the University, contact Disability Services at 212-854-2388 in advance of the event.

Contact Information

Sexual Violence Response
212-854-3500