Poetry and Music as Catharsis with Luke Fischer and Jean Bernard Marie

The art forms of poetry and music have profound ways of relating to mortality, death and the departed as well as the feelings of grief and mourning. We find solace in a musical lament, which subtly transfigures our emotion of grief. In reading an elegiac poem we find ourselves able to dwell mindfully with an experience of loss. Living poets and composers are often inspired by deceased artists and are engaged in conversation with those who have died. In this workshop led by poet Luke Fischer and musician Jean-Bernard Marie we will explore the cathartic power of poetry and music.