Class: Beyond Mary Oliver – Contemporary Christian Poets
Wed, Feb 26
|Trinity Cathedral Portland
Are you a fan of Mary Oliver or David Whyte? Join poet Liz Harlan-Ferlo for an introduction to contemporary poets who engage with faith on the page.
Time & Location
Feb 26, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Trinity Cathedral Portland
About the Event
(In person only; led by Liz Harlan-Ferlo) Are you a fan of Mary Oliver or David Whyte? Do you want to understand poetry better so that you can enrich your experience of it?Join poet Liz Harlan-Ferlo for an introduction to contemporary poets who engage with faith on the page. We will explore work by writers from a variety of religious traditions and spiritual affinities.
Register in advance: https://onrealm.org/TrinityEpiscopalpdx/PublicRegistrations/Event?linkString=ZTM4Mzg3MDMtMGEyMS00ODI0LTlkNmEtYjI2NjAwMWM0ZmFk
Working thematically, we will look at common techniques these poets employ as well as consider how their experiences (of religious doubt, marginalized identities, family structures, and historical legacies) have shaped their work.
About the presenter: Liz Harlan-Ferlo, Trinity's Canon for Adult Education & the Arts, is a poet, educator, caregiver, and one of your cathedral canons. Her debut poetry collection, Incarnation Again, was published in 2022.