Apprentices past, present (and future) they've been poems written in classes, good poems. Please read on then gather those poems and submit to this project below!
Have you written a poem that seems to capture the ESSENCE of a plant's medicine, whether it's energetics, its physical properties, it's historic significance (or all of these!)? Many who walk with a single plant ally for many months reacha depth of relationship where the are writing love poems arising from this deep knowing. I am collecting such poems as part of developing an apothecary of poems for use by consulting herbalists to give these inspired/inspiring words to their clients as part of a healing protocol. The form of the collection is still under development-- I am imagining a physical product, like a poetic medicine kit. Those who contribute to the apothecary will receive one of these poetic medicine kits, and will retain ownership of their poem for other uses.
Also, I am looking for artists to help me with the portfolio-- will it be a folio, a box? Will each poem have an illustration to go with it? These artistic decisions need input!
Please be in touch with your poems and let me know if you would like to be an artistic collaborator!
Jennie Isbell Shinn
Jennieisbell @ gmail.com
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