Connect and Heal Online Poetry Group

Join us for the Connect and Heal weekly poetry writing workshop. We meet VIRTUALLY using Zoom. (Instructions below.)

PASSWORD REQUIRED to join the workshop. Please email me at least one hour prior to the workshop at algahman@gmail.com for access. I cannot respond to emails or messages once the workshop is in progress.

• About Us
We are poets who meet each week to read great poems, to get inspired and to share our work. We alternate leadership from week to week, each of us bringing different topics, authors, poetry forms and approaches into the mix, stimulating ongoing discussions around poetry.

• What we'll do
Al will host tonight's event, in memory of Barbara Peña, a New Mexico teacher and poet who was a treasured member of this group prior to her passing in September, 2025. We will read and discuss some of Barbara's poems and participants are welcome to share stories or memories of her life and influence on the group.

• What to bring – Be prepared to read poems online and to write. Be ready with pen and paper or to type on your computer or device for the writing exercise.

• Important to know – We provide a supportive community for poets of all styles and skill levels.

• Zoom Instructions:

(1) Click the Zoom link below or paste it in your browser then enter the Meeting ID: 958 5206 2931
https://zoom.us/join

(2) You will be promoted to enter a Passcode. Please email me prior to the workshop at algahman-at-gmail.com to obtain the passcode.

Join us for the Connect and Heal weekly poetry writing workshop. We meet VIRTUALLY using Zoom. (Instructions below.)

PASSWORD REQUIRED to join the workshop. Please email me at least one hour prior to the workshop at algahman@gmail.com for access. I cannot respond to emails or messages once the workshop is in progress.

• About Us
We are poets who meet each week to read great poems, to get inspired and to share our work. We alternate leadership from week to week, each of us bringing different topics, authors, poetry forms and approaches into the mix, stimulating ongoing discussions around poetry.

• What we'll do
These are writing workshops. (We are not a critique group.) The host for tonight’s event will present a poetry-related topic and prompts for writing. Typically, we read and discuss several poems before writing from prompts. Poets can share what they come up with (optional).

• What to bring – Be prepared to read poems online and to write. Be ready with pen and paper or to type on your computer or device for the writing exercise.

• Important to know – We provide a supportive community for poets of all styles and skill levels.

• Zoom Instructions:

(1) Click the Zoom link below or paste it in your browser then enter the Meeting ID: 958 5206 2931
https://zoom.us/join

(2) You will be promoted to enter a Passcode. Please email me prior to the workshop at algahman-at-gmail.com to obtain the passcode.

Join us for the Connect and Heal weekly poetry writing workshop. We meet VIRTUALLY using Zoom. (Instructions below.)

PASSWORD REQUIRED to join the workshop. Please email me at least one hour prior to the workshop at algahman@gmail.com for access. I cannot respond to emails or messages once the workshop is in progress.

• About Us
We are poets who meet each week to read great poems, to get inspired and to share our work. We alternate leadership from week to week, each of us bringing different topics, authors, poetry forms and approaches into the mix, stimulating ongoing discussions around poetry.

• What we'll do
These are writing workshops. (We are not a critique group.) The host for tonight’s event will present a poetry-related topic and prompts for writing. Typically, we read and discuss several poems before writing from prompts. Poets can share what they come up with (optional).

• What to bring – Be prepared to read poems online and to write. Be ready with pen and paper or to type on your computer or device for the writing exercise.

• Important to know – We provide a supportive community for poets of all styles and skill levels.

• Zoom Instructions:

(1) Click the Zoom link below or paste it in your browser then enter the Meeting ID: 958 5206 2931
https://zoom.us/join

(2) You will be promoted to enter a Passcode. Please email me prior to the workshop at algahman-at-gmail.com to obtain the passcode.

Join us for the Connect and Heal weekly poetry writing workshop. We meet VIRTUALLY using Zoom. (Instructions below.)

PASSWORD REQUIRED to join the workshop. Please email me at least one hour prior to the workshop at algahman@gmail.com for access. I cannot respond to emails or messages once the workshop is in progress.

• About Us
We are poets who meet each week to read great poems, to get inspired and to share our work. We alternate leadership from week to week, each of us bringing different topics, authors, poetry forms and approaches into the mix, stimulating ongoing discussions around poetry.

• What we'll do
These are writing workshops. (We are not a critique group.) The host for tonight’s event will present a poetry-related topic and prompts for writing. Typically, we read and discuss several poems before writing from prompts. Poets can share what they come up with (optional).

• What to bring – Be prepared to read poems online and to write. Be ready with pen and paper or to type on your computer or device for the writing exercise.

• Important to know – We provide a supportive community for poets of all styles and skill levels.

• Zoom Instructions:

(1) Click the Zoom link below or paste it in your browser then enter the Meeting ID: 958 5206 2931
https://zoom.us/join

(2) You will be promoted to enter a Passcode. Please email me prior to the workshop at algahman-at-gmail.com to obtain the passcode.