by Cathy Wittmeyer | Jul 7, 2023 | Actions
On the Thursday of the week of our retreat, June 1, we performed our climate-themed poems alongside the 1-2 class from the International School Rheintal to a lovely audience of 25 in the chapel at Haus Gutenberg (see video at https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs9QqJrJdqB/...
by Cathy Wittmeyer | Jul 5, 2023 | Actions
The week was wonderful, really a treat to host these five generous individuals. We came together on Sunday, hiked, wrote, read, shared, workshopped and ate together. On Thursday, we performed our climate-themed poems alongside the 1-2 class from the International...
by Cathy Wittmeyer | Jun 21, 2023 | Words
A week ago, I gathered with my family at my hometown church of St. Mary’s in East Eden, N.Y. for the funeral of my beautiful big sister, Jennifer (52). The 300+ people who couldn’t all fit inside the church were a testimony to what a generous and loving person she...
by Cathy Wittmeyer | Apr 26, 2023 | Actions
Word to Action is both an intense and relaxing retreat for poets. Hosted in our patron’s sustainable home on the beautiful Eschnerberg in the lovely country of Liechtenstein, everyone is welcome who understands that when it comes to climate action, poetry can help ask...
by Cathy Wittmeyer | Apr 3, 2023 | Actions
Thirty seven people signed up to join our online reading. Sadly, Eventbrite gave a few some difficulties so the recording is available now at https://youtu.be/iztVWps8Gxo . We had a beautiful time together talking poems and climate—as in weather, the room, the...
