Garden of Neuro July 7 Poetry Book Club Meeting with Guest Poet Carla Cherry

"If God were to pray over you, what would She say?"

This is just one of the many memorable lines contained between the beautiful covers of Carla Cherry's latest book of words "Stardust and Skin."

In this episode of Write Speak Play, I turn the mic over to the Garden of Neuro Poetry Book Club Meeting from July 7, 2021. Our group discussed the book, sharing our favorite lines and what the words brought up for us as we answered questions presented by the author. 

Carla also gave us a 10-minute poetry writing exercise, to create a poem from a favorite line from one of her poems. The poetry and prose that flowed were uplifting and positively joyful.

Find Stardust and Skin here and on Amazon here. It's also available as an ebook (Kindle) for free. (Which is fine, but you'll want the printed copy for the art!)

On a personal level, this introduction to poetry by the Garden of Neuro's Poetry Circle Leaders, Lisa Tomey, has opened my eyes to poetry in a whole new way. I've enjoyed our monthly Mic Drops and First Wednesday's Poetry Book Club gatherings tremendously, even though we've had just a few events. I hope that as we return to lives that take us away from being inside and in front of a computer so much, that this virtual space will remain active in connecting us from all different places around the world. 

Visit the Garden of Neuro Poetry Circle here