Community Corner
Sylvia Kramer: The Power, Purpose, and Pleasure of Poetry
Poetry carves a direct path from mind to heart to form. Kramer will read original poems on a variety of themes and share her experiences as a teacher and lecturer with groups spanning the ages of 3 to 103. A published author, poet, and lecturer, Kramer is also a poetry therapist. For over 40 years she has conducted workshops and given lectures at colleges, high schools, nursery schools, nursing homes, and retirement centers throughout the state and has been a frequent guest lecturer for the Poetry Therapy Association in New York City.
The
Ethical Culture Society of Essex County is a progressive non-theist religion
dedicated to living ethically in a complex world. Founded in l876 and
established in Maplewood in l945, over the years the ethical culture movement
(known as The American Ethical Union) has been instrumental in launching
Planned Parenthood, the NAACP, Visiting Nurses, New York Settlement House,
Fieldston School, and National Ethical Service at the UN. The Society began a
long-running Ethics for Children program and most recently, Essex Time Exchange
(a time bank facilitating the exchange of services) among other initiatives.
The Maplewood Society was the first peace site in the country. Its motto is: to
act so as to bring out the best in ourselves by bringing out the best in
others.
Contact
information: 973-763-1905; www.essexethical.org. Join us for weekly programs,
discussions, and fellowship Sundays at 11 am. All are welcome.