Listen to the conversation between Kathryn Hayward, MD and Linda Flaherty Haltmaier, who is Poet Laureate Emeritus of Andover, Massachusetts.
Have you ever thought of poetry as playful?
Linda does, and she guides you through playful poetry programs in Living Whole Online that will stretch you, captivate you and tickle your fancy.
Linda was honored with the Robert Frost Poetry Prize and named the 2023 winner of JuxtaProse Poetry Prize, a national literary review.
To me, poetry is getting into a certain state of awareness that allows the words to come through.
-Linda Flaherty Haltmaier
What is the Art of Noticing?
Poetry may speak to some people and not to others. Why is that? Is it because of how we were introduced to it in school? Linda Flaherty Haltmaier sees herself as an ambassador of words.
Come explore what that might mean for you—and give yourself the permission slip you may need to write your story.
Linda finds herself scratching poems onto the back of grocery lists and stray envelopes when something that she notices or feels inspires her. You can learn to notice and capture those moments of insight.
You have the joy of learning from her in Living Whole Online when she offers to help you create poetry and tell your stories.
The body speaks…Trauma is lodged in our cells in our bodies and there is powerful release in putting words and pen to paper and expressing those feelings.
Writing, reading, listening and expressing your thoughts and emotions are fundamental to Integrative Whole Health and Integrative Whole Health is an essential part of your Living Whole journey.
A poet laureate is someone selected to represent poetry as an art form within the community and to raise awareness of poetry through readings and workshops and commemorative poems.