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Connecting People with Nature PAGE LAMBERT Connecting Writers with Words
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Sheri Griffith and I just got back from our annual horseback writing retreat in Wyoming and I continue to be amazed and grateful for the transformation that takes place in each of us during these retreats - a profound reminder that nature is our home, and we do belong to the animal world.
As you may know, Sheri and Sheri Griffith Expeditions (the outdoor adventure company she co-founded in 1971) are a huge part of why I started leading river writing journeys for women seventeen years ago. This September, my featured guest on the river will be renowned Native American writer and musician Joy Harjo (the trip is named in honor of her new memoir, Crazy Brave).
"Once I was so small," Joy writes, " I could barely see over the top of the back seat of the black Cadillac my father bought with his Indian oil money... This was about the time I acquired language, when something happened that changed my relationship to the spin of the world."
Come on the river with us. Let the canyon reawaken long-buried dreams and maybe even spin a few new ones. It's never too late to fall back in love with life.
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You don't have to "crazy brave" to come on this late-season river trip
but you will want to bring your creative sense of adventure!
The trip starts and ends in Moab, Utah.
Men, thanks in advance for forwarding this onto your favorite woman!
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MORE ABOUT JOY HARJO
JOY HARJO, member of the Mvskoke (Creek) Nation, has authored seven books of poetry, the recent memoir Crazy Brave, and four musical CDs.She is the recipient of the New Mexico Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Native Writers Circle of the Americas; the William Carlos Williams Award from the Poetry Society of America, and a Native American Music Award (NAMMY) for Best Female Artist of the Year.
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DATE: : Sept. 10-13, 2013
WHERE: Colorado River, Westwater Canyon, Utah. OUTFITTER: Sheri Griffith Expeditions COST: $1199 includes all gear, food, facilitation, river guides, etc.
$300 deposit due now.
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 CRAZY BRAVE RIVER WRITING Featuring Renowned Poet Joy Harjo
One of Native America's strongest voices, poet and musician Joy Harjo has finally told her own story in Crazy Brave, her new powerful and poetic memoir. This 4-day river trip features Joy as my special guest. The natural world unleashes powerful creative energy and although this is not a writing workshop, creative discussions will take place at the river's edge and continue throughout the day, ending with readings under the stars.
The fabulous women guides do all the cooking! $300 deposit due now. The trip is filling quickly.
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