Fully Human

a poetic journey

“Fully Human” is a 5-week poetry workshop, that will bring you closer to your art, closer to yourself, closer to the world.

“To live as an artist is a way of being in the world. A way of perceiving. Refining our sensitivity to tune in to the more subtle notes” (Rick Rubin)

What are you signing up for?

A transformative and intimate 5-week poetry workshop.

We meet online (on Zoom) once a week for 2 hours.

Currently, no more workshops are running as I’m taking a sabbatical.

Each of the 5 sessions is centered around something that makes us human. We’ll work with the body, with the emotions, with the unknown, with the words, with the world.

This is not your usual poetry writing workshop. You will not only be writing heart-centered, powerful poems, but you will also get some new lenses through which to look at the world.

This workshop at times might feel unfamiliar, uncomfortable, different. But it will change how you write, how you approach poetry, how you observe what’s going on around and inside you. And I’ll be there to guide you all the way through.

I believe there are many ways to arrive at Creativity. If we see it as a temple, we have different paths to get there. In “Fully Human”, we’ll be going on some of them to collect words, styles, and techniques to grow as artists and poets.

Words & Feelings from those who were part of it

  • Sophia Palm, spoken word artist & therapist

    “It was so easy to come to the sessions as they were so inspiring and opening. I started writing again, finding my own style increasingly more while also challenging myself and exploring different writing styles, tools and techniques.

    Ioana was facilitating this so skillfully and wholeheartedly! She shaped the space, so all of us felt encouraged to dare to share our words, our work, our vulnerabilities.”

  • Ryan Marsh, Author & Art Show Curator

    “The way that the class was led, created, and executed made writing not only approachable again but encouraged to share the vulnerable sides of ourselves.

    My biggest take away was how with a practice, the writing can not only become better but it can become a massive therapeutic release. There was a perfect amount of leading, sharing from Ioana, learning from her work that she shared, and feedback to the students.”

  • Amy Reid, Poet & Spoken Word Artist

    “This was more than just a poetry workshop for me, but a deep dive in connecting to myself, overcoming fears and doubts I had around sharing my writing and connecting with other like-minded people.

    Ioana was an amazing, attentive and compassionate guide and her own passion for poetry shines through which inspires you further to discover your own.”

  • Eliza, artist & therapist

    “This workshop was exactly what I needed to regain my desire to write and my inspiration. Everything was beyond my expectations. I felt seen and I felt connected on a deep level with each of the participants.

    Ioana, with her warm presence and her level of awareness, made us all feel safe enough to be authentic and vulnerable.”

  • Anna Rita, poet & multidisciplinary artist

    “Ioana guided us through our body and feelings ecosystems and outside, allowing us to observe and be observed, all with a gentle approach, great preparation and intuition.

    The prompts were aligned with the whole journey and were able to ignite even more the 'fire' that is within us.”

  • Lisa, poet & spoken word

    “The workshop was very resourceful as I loved the connection with the emotions, and the perspective of each question at the beginning to get “immersed” into the theme of the day.

    My biggest takeaway is exploring, trying to get inspired with different styles and metaphors, images, and editing the prompts.”

  • Louis Lachmann, Carpenter & Designer

    “My experience was quite stunning and impactful. I never really had the opportunity to express myself through writing, especially to find words for what lies within me.

    My biggest takeaway from this workshop is, besides all the beautiful input we received, the awareness and openness towards ourselves. That you can access your being in so many different ways and that this expression can be very healing, eye-opening, and energizing.”

the 5 sessions

  1. The Body

    • physical practices inspired by somatic work and dance

    • using the body to get in touch with our creativity

  2. The Feelings

    • journaling exercises to tune into our deepest feelings

    • using metaphors and images to give shape to our feelings

  3. The Mind

    • stream of consciousness

    • working with dreams

  4. The World

    • learning to observe and listen

    • the practice of awe

  5. The Artist

    • putting everything together

session structure

  • The opening question that invites reflection

  • Practices related to each topic

  • Writing exercise (including, at times, a meditation)

  • Sharing & feedback

  • Poem reading from a famous author

  • Q&A and homework

  • Connect to poetry and poetry writing on a completely different level

  • Break the barriers of your style

  • Explore new ways of writing and of taking notice of what’s around and inside

  • Discover new writing techniques and new ways to look at the world, at yourself, at others

  • Connect to other poets and have inspiring conversations

purpose of the workshop

faq

  • We can record it for you!

  • Your weekly time commitment is 2 hours for the workshop. Yes, there will be homework but it’s not mandatory.

  • Yours truly, Ioana. Poet, spoken word artist and learning facilitator. You can learn more about me in the About section.

  • Yes, if you ask for a refund 5 days before the workshop starts.

If you have any questions, please feel free to send me a message or an email!