Brinn Elizabeth Bagley
FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2025 | 7:30-9:00 pm MDT
WHERE:
James and Judith McConkie.
3373 S Oakwood St
Salt Lake City, Utah 84109
Thanks to Jim and Judi for hosting this gathering in their home.
THE CONVERSATION:
You don’t have to be a Writer, to be a writer. You don’t need a degree, or a certain pen, or anyone’s permission. The connection between health and expression, between wellness and voice, has been pointed to over and over by researchers and wise teachers across the globe. Writing can give us that safe space to be absolutely honest and unfiltered, the authority to name and claim our experience, and a chance to tell our own story, or to write a new one. Writing gives us a way to bless, celebrate, and witness our lives.
And poetry—the making & the sharing of it—is one of the most ordinary, brilliant, lovely things we do as humans. Always has been. But for so many reasons, we often feel intimidated by or excluded from it—reading and especially writing it.
In this workshop, we will explore simple ways to experience and invite the power of poetry and personal writing into our lives. Even if (particularly if) you don’t consider yourself a writer.
“The thing about creative work is that it is both a way in and a way out. It plunges you into the depths of your being and at the same time takes you out of yourself. Writing is the best instrument I have for metabolizing my experience and clarifying my own mind in such a way that I am no longer captive to it. It’s a means of self-liberation and a coping mechanism—for the loneliness, the despair, the chaos and contradiction within. It is the best means we have of transmuting that which gnaws at us into something that nourishes.” – Maria Popova
ABOUT BRINN: 
Brinn Bagley is a poet, basket weaver, nature-based educator, and elementary school teacher who has lived and taught internationally. She has published work in Exponent II, Wayfare, and Homegrown magazines, and recently started a poetry-focused Substack community. She lives on a farm in Idaho, along with her husband, their two daughters, a herd of bison, and a small congregation of cats.
You can follow her on Instagram at: write.sister.write.
From Jay:
Brinn Elizabeth Bagley, Scrolling Instagram, Wayfare, November 2023
In her past life, she and her husband Eric, led a Asian-fusion-folk band, Matteo. Super cool and unique lyrics and music.
Brinn’s substack poetry creation facilitation—in our own write
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE RECORDED ZOOM CONVERSATION
I’m delighted those who can’t attend in person can join virtually. I’m sorry I can’t give you the same care and attention given to those in person. Please contact me if you have suggestions for improvement.
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ZOOM ETIQUETTE:
- Please mute your microphone before entering and when you are not speaking so noises are not heard by everyone else.
- If you are going to multitask—not recommended—or wander around a lot, please turn off your video and make sure you are muted. No one wants to be distracted by you eating or using the loo.
