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DESCRIPTION:Combining a relaxed meditation schedule and teachings from th
 e Zen tradition with the practice of imaginative writing\, this workshop
  is designed to encourage intimate and creative study of the mind.Engagi
 ng playfully with language as an opportunity to receive\, express\, stud
 y\, and reveal our own presently arising body and mind\, we will write t
 ogether from prompts\, and read aloud\, listen\, and respond to one anot
 her&rsquo\;s words. Our writings and responses are explorations\, and ou
 r conversations are based in imaginative and emotional insight rather th
 an craft or editorial critique. Our time together will be intimate and p
 layful\, and will offer everyone opportunities for participation and dis
 cussion.&nbsp\;Our daily schedule will include meditation\, dharma teach
 ing\, writing and group discussion\, as well as free time for rest\, rea
 ding\, and walking in the zendo garden.\nCatherine Gammon is a fiction w
 riter\, writing teacher\, and Soto Zen priest. Her novel Isabel Out of t
 he Rain was published in 1991. Her shorter fiction has appeared in many 
 literary journals\, and she recently published Beauty and the Beast\, a 
 collection of early stories from the 1970s. From 1992-2000\, Catherine t
 aught in the MFA program in creative writing at the University of Pittsb
 urgh.
URL:http://marblehead.patch.com/events/zen-writing-retreat-with-catherine
 -gammon
SUMMARY:Zen Writing Retreat with Catherine Gammon
LOCATION:13 Glover Sq\, Marblehead\, MA 01945: 13 Glover Sq\, Marblehead\
 , MA
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