Spiritual Writing (2-part)

Class Description

In this two-part seminar, we will explore the relationship between divine work and inspiration and our own creative practice. We will consider both published pieces that are about spirituality and the divine, and the ways in which writing might itself be a spiritual exercise. In each of the two sessions, we will devote approximately one hour to in-class reading and discussion, and the remaining time to in-class exercises that help us to write in a way that connects with our spiritual selves rather than our intellectual or commercial selves.

Among others, we will read selections from Mary Ruefle’s On Imagination, Rilke’s Duino Elegies, and Octavio Paz’s The Bow and the Lyre.

This will be a co-taught class with Courtney Sender and Meghan Finn, both writers and graduates of Harvard Divinity School. Meghan Moya Finn earned a Masters of Divinity from Harvard Divinity School and has received fellowships from Vermont Studio Center, Banff Center, and the Spring Creek Project. Her work is forthcoming in Image Journal.

Class Format

This class will take place using Zoom videoconferencing. About 15 minutes before your class is scheduled to begin, you'll receive an email from your instructor with a link to join the class meeting!

Scholarship Information

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