Jazlin Rebaudo, After School Program at The Poetry Studio
FALL/SPRING AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS: POETRY, ART, NATURE
The Poetry Studio in Marlboro, VT (15 minutes from Brattleboro) offers after-school classes that combine poetry, art and nature. Young people, between the ages of 6-13, have the opportunity to write, draw and paint; to expand their appreciation and wonder of the natural world.
Located on twenty-five acres with access to a variety of natural landscapes, The Poetry Studio is the perfect place for the patient evocation of a harmonic balance between art and the natural world. Inspired by indigenous cultures, Ann Gengarelly, the Studio’s director, has created an environment where people of all ages gather to become a community of poets, artists and naturalists. As Ann has observed: Again and again, I see people of all ages work toward a deeper understanding of their own nature through encounters with the natural world. Writing a poem while closely observing a flower invites students to see the blossoms of a day lily more vividly; perhaps to discover new connections between the plant world and some hidden thought or feeling. According to Ann, everyone has poetry inside them and the need to be heard. It is this act of witnessing the self and others that develops compassion and caring towards nature and one’s fellow beings.
Poetry classes will be taught by Ann Gengarelly who has been a poet-in-residence in southeastern Vermont for over twenty-five years.
Themes will be offered, but students will also be encouraged to discover whatever material inspires them to write, draw, paint or make a collage while exploring the woods, pond or surrounding gardens.
Classes are kept small in order to provide an intimate and individualized experience. For the past ten years, Trey Wentworth, a writer and gifted teacher has collaborated with Ann, allowing for a 1 to 4 teacher-student ratio. For younger students who are not yet comfortable writing, Ann or the assistant teacher acts as a scribe for their poetry words.
Students will be accepted on a “first-come-first-serve basis.” If interested, email Ann at gengarellya@gmail.com
Gardens at The Poetry Studio
Maise Sperling, After School Program at The Poetry Studio
ZOOM CREATIVE WRITING CLASSES
With Ann Gengarelly , Director of The Poetry Studio (Marlboro),
Author of ANOTHER WORLD: POETRY AND ART BY YOUNG PEOPLE
Where do we allow space for young people to access and articulate
their sense of power and purpose, their vulnerability and their courage?
~ Gillian Huebner, from Krista Tippet. On Being, Living the Question
Commenting about her experience at The Poetry Studio, one student wrote: Not only were we learning how to become poets; we were also learning how to become people
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During this challenging time of the pandemic, we witness stories of increased anxiety and loneliness in our youth. Students who have participated in classes at The Poetry Studio have expressed the vital experience of community—their feeling ”at home;” enjoying the freedom to be their authentic selves and be totally accepted, feeling safe, feeling heard.
Classes will stress the opportunity to travel inward and make connections between the student’s inner landscapes and the world outside.
Students will be accepted on a first-come- first-serve basis.
The class will be kept small in order to allow for an individualized interaction between teacher and student and student and student.
Age Range: 11-15 (exceptions will be made)
8 weeks- 3:30-5pm
If interested and for more information contact Ann Gengarelly at gengarellya@gmail.com