WATERS RISING, Poems from the Red Well by the Sisters of the Holy
Pen. This gripping book of poetry was created by a group of
California women writers who call themselves, unofficially, the
Sisters of the Holy Pen: Verne Adams, Donna Blethen, Kathy Carlson,
Pamela Eakins, Mercy Hopkins, Elizabeth Terraszas, Bella Tier, and
Maia Whitemare. The writers' use of the word "holy" indicates how
important the act and revelatory nature of writing is in each of
their lives. The poems, composed in a writing workshop, began as
quick, five to ten minute sketches. To set the creative juices in
motion and to hone writing skills, the writers drew a handful of
words out of the Red Well, a bowl full with hundreds of words. They
pulled out the words, arranged them quickly, and began to write
whatever emerged from the deep, subconscious realm. This practice
of "writing from the gut" unleashes raw intuition: undomesticated,
unobscured, and ungroomed. The poetry floods like a creative
spring. Pamela Eakins, writing teacher and the editor of WATERS
RISING, says, "All we know and all we are, all that is embedded in
our personal and cultural lives, ends up flowing into our poems
from the combined and recombined words we are working with. Then,
as we read our poetry aloud to one another, without comment, just
sharing, we bear witness, again and again, to the power and
distinctive nature of each of our voices. As we write and as we
listen, we can feel our inner and outer worlds shifting by degrees.
Thus, this practice not only strengthens our skills as writers, but
becomes a healing process in our lives." WATERS RISING is a book of
inspiration. It not only draws the reader into the Sisters'
provocative poetry, but it invites the reader to enter into her own
"from the soul" creativity. Read WATERS RISING, join in the process
of these California women writers, and feel hidden aspects of your
own soul surging into view. The poetry of your life will become
rich with meaning as the profound sense of your own purpose is
symbolically unveiled.
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