So many powerful stories and poems came forth in the “Commemoration” gathering in April, that the tellers present agreed that we need another session on this theme! We celebrated family members, friends, moments of self-realization, and even an elderly cat with the wisdom to lead a dying man across into the next world. We had poems, stories, a memoir chapter about a tourmaline miner, a fable about Eve’s exile from the Garden of Eden, and a moving story-song performed in tandem with a sign language translation. A very generative topic!

On Monday, May 8, from 1:00-2:30 pm EDT, we will again bring verbal art commemorating people and events, celebrating those who survived hard times and those who found and brought joy, the humorous and the grave. Bring a story, a song, a poem – or just come to listen to the extraordinary variety. By general request, this meeting will include a longer story by Jo Radner, “Eccentricity,” in addition to our usual 5-minute offerings. For more information or to receive the Zoom link, contact Jo at jradner@american.edu.