Books & Being Sanctuary Inc.

02/23/2024

The Soul of Poetry (Art-Your-Self)

This month of February we launched our first art -yourself -whole better known as The Soul poetry Workshop, which composed of many artists from several different locations in and throughout the United States.

We had artists from California to Oklahoma to Philadelphia, and our home base Gary Indiana. In my opinion this program was a success because we had guest- artists & about 15 participants join us week to week every Thursday for five consecutive weeks.

We shared our art, we shared laughter & freestyle poetry. We came and experienced the writing process together. We commune in sacred space. Our lives are enriched through poetry, through expression, and the necessity to commune the necessity to be heard, and valued. Knowing that Art is Worthy to be expressed.

Much thanks to lifelong arts Indiana arts commission. for funding this program and making this all possible…

yours truly, grant award recipient,

Kristina Neal-Mosley ❤️ aka( your poet Krissy Mosley)

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I'm so grateful, that I haven't given up. So grateful to be alive, to see the transformation that I've prayed for. Answered prayers God only knows... Even when I feel alone, I know I'm never alone.... (not perfect, I'm a work in progress) Testimony (2020 )after the loss of my mom , it was hard to obtain her ashes in a box... To be so far away from home... I made my living room my altar.. some people say it won't take all that but for me it does,“Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one.” In other words ya'll I'm just getting started. By God's grace, we are kicking off our Soul of Poetry Project See you, soon those who've said yes... 🙏 yours truly, grant award recipient, Kristina Neal- Mosley
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