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A Hero’s Journal
(Virtual Writing Retreat)
Sponsored by Ohio Chapter of Illuman
January 7-8
& January 15, 2022
BROTHERS,
What are the myths guiding your spiritual journey?
Illuman is dedicated to helping men on a spiritual journey. That quest is what this writing retreat is about. What are the myths that are guiding your journey? We will draw some of our inspiration from the work of author and storyteller Michael Meade.
You don't have to think of yourself as a poet to greatly benefit from this Illuman writing retreat. The weekend is open to men of all writing experiences—from complete novice to published author. We mainly focus on free-verse, open-form poetry. You won't have to worry about rhyming, cadence, nor other aspects of some classical poetry. In fact, you don't even have to write poetry. You could choose to do a series of journal entries instead, or some combination of journaling and poetry.
The retreat is broken up into five writing experiences. Each experience will begin with some context that leads to a writing prompt. After the writing period, all participants will take part in small council groups. Sharing work is optional but strongly encouraged.
We will gather virtually as a large group, but we will also experience some time one-on-one with another participant, and there is an extended lunch and wandering included for Saturday. All this is to say that the retreat has a lot of variety in it. You won't be sitting watching experts talk about poetry. You will be invited to be fully involved.
This will be the fifth year for the writing retreat sponsored by Ohio Illuman. We are thrilled to invite men from around the world to join us in this reflective writing journey as we gather virtually to share our real-life mythic experiences.
Come join us on an epic poetry writing retreat!
We ask you to attend the entire retreat if possible.
RETREAT DETAILS
LOCATION
- Virtual Zoom Retreat -
Registrants will receive email with connection details.
DATE/TIME
Friday, January 7 from 7pm - 9:30pm,
Saturday, January 8 from 10am - 6pm
& (optionally) Saturday, January 15 from 10am - 12pm
Times listed are Eastern.
COST
Our suggested fee is $75 for the entire retreat.
Yet if you feel this fee is too much or too little we also offer a pay what you can afford option.
RETREAT LEADERS
Brian Mueller & Tom Sparough
About the retreat Content Carriers
Brian Mueller and Tom Sparough will be the retreat Content Carriers and have led this retreat together for four years. Brian is a graphic designer and poet with eight self-published volumes of poetry. Tom is also known as the “Space Painter” and is a performance artist and writer who has published seven of his own eclectic books and who does freelance content editing for others on the quest of writing a book.
You can learn more about Brian and his poetry at Brian’s Poems.
You can learn more about Tom and his art at Space Painter.
Questions?
If you would like to attend this retreat but have questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the retreat leaders.
If you did not participate in 2018 / 2019 / 2020 / 2021 but know someone who did, be sure to ask him about his experience. 😊
Cancellations
If you have to cancel for some reason, we request you do so before January 3, 2022. We will be happy to refund your registration fee, but please also consider making a donation. Our goal is to provide affordable and beneficial programs to all men on a spiritual journey. Thank you for your understanding and feel free to contact us with questions.
Registration is now CLOSED
Please enter your registration details by clicking on the button below. Shortly before the retreat we will contact you with more details about connecting via Zoom along with our event schedule.
A Hero’s Journal - A Virtual Writing Retreat
January 7-8, 2022
is sponsored by The Ohio Chapter of Illuman.
When you click the button below you will be redirected to PayPal to complete registration. The first step will be to specify your payment amount. Please then follow the onscreen prompts. Our suggested fee is $75 for the entire retreat. Yet if you feel this fee is too much or too little we also offer a pay what you can afford option. (Note: the payment screens will say “Donate.”)
At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.
- Plato