Hello and welcome back to Tranquility DeJure, nourishing conversations about living a full and meaningful life with doses of tranquility.

This is episode 566. I'm your host, Kimberly Wilson, bringing you tranquility through this podcast since 2005.

Today we are talking about poetry, write a poem, Save Your Life.

So I invited Meredith Heller on to the show to share the benefits of writing poetry,

what goes into a poetry toolbox, and how a poem is a photo made with words.

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A gentle reminder that a tranquil year, 2022, is going to be happening and will open for

applications mid-November. And there's a link to learn more in the show notes.

Would love to have you with us it's

where I will be doing the majority of my work next year and it's really going to be a delightful

group and a delightful kind of deep dive into so many tranquility tools and again working with a book, Year of Tranquility, for our

weekly lessons. Meredith Heller studied writing and education the graduate departments of Johns

Hopkins University, Noropa University, and Goddard College. She has contributed poetry and essays to many publications and lives

in Marin County, California. More information at meredithheller.com. Welcome, Meredith.

Thanks, Kimberly. So happy to be here. Well, congrats Thanks, Kimberly.

So happy to be here.

Well, congrats on this book.

Write a poem, Save Your Life, a guide for teens, teachers, and writers of all ages.

Beautiful book.

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