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JOURNALING FOR CREATIVITYOne hour workshop
How to make creative decisions during challenging moments
Journaling tools to help people connect with their authentic desires, strengthen their agency, and live a life of purpose and genuine fulfillment.
If you'd like to invite me to your cultural organization to provide your members with the same journaling tools, please use the Booking form below or download the presentation slides to learn more about the content and aims of the 1-hour workshop.
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LECTURES ON LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, AND CREATIVITY
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‘Dreams Are Like Poems’: The Radical Healing Potential of Poetry
For: The Palestinian Children's Relief Fund (PCRF), Rutgers University Chapter. This piece attempts to answer the questions: 'What is poetry?' & 'Why does writing poetry matter?' An updated version has been published in The Operating System & Liminal Lab. |
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Does Literature Impact the World?
For: Dr. Shahd Al-Shammari's poetry class at Gulf University for Science and Technology, December 28, 2021. In this lecture I attempt to answer the question "Does literature impact the world?" by looking at language, history, politics, and--among other examples--the human eye. |
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Madness or Magic? A Brief History of Poetry
For: Gulf University for Science and Technology's Mind Boost Series. A brief history of poetry's association with possession and /or mental disorder may highlight who benefits from naming people as witches or madmen and who struggles as a result of being named. Furthermore, it may show us whether certain associations impact society's growth or lead to loss of vitality. |
