Workshop 11: Transformation Part of Exploring Our Values Through Poetry In This Section Introduction From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry Well, that's the trick: the sudden unexpectedness inside the overknown. — Heather McHugh This is the last workshop before planning the Poetry Slam. Both... Workshop-at-a-Glance From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry ACTIVITY MINUTES Opening 5 Activity 1: Transforming Communities 20 Activity 2: Life Recipes 30 Faith in Action: Time Capsule Closing 5 Alternate Activit... Spiritual Preparation From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry In Workshop 10, You and Me, we asked you to think about how much of your true self you have contributed to this program.... Opening From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice and matches Description of Activity Use the Opening designed by your group or the one provided... Activity 1: Transforming Communities From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, “Pull the Next One Up,” by Marc Kelly Smith Journals and pens/pencils Preparation for... Activity 2: Life Recipes From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Large index cards, one for each participant Pens or pencils Newsprint or a dry erase board and markers... Closing From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice Copies of Singing the Living Tradition, one for each participant Description of Activity Use the... Leader Reflection and Planning From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry Discuss which activities were successful and which ones were less so with your co-leader. If you are storing time capsules until they are complete, make... Faith In Action: Time Capsule From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry Materials for Activity Shoeboxes, mail tubes, or plastic storage containers, one for each participant Arts and crafts materials Journals and pens or... Alternate Activity 1: Poetry Improv From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Small slips of paper Journals and pens or pencils Several envelopes, bowls, boxes-anything in which to... Alternate Activity 2: Recipes And Equations From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Journals and pens or pencils Preparation for Activity Post the list of poet's tools from Workshop 1,... Alternate Activity 3: Journal Review From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry Materials for Activity Journals and pens or pencils Description of Activity Participants review their journals and finish incomplete work.... Taking It Home From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry Well, that's the trick: the sudden unexpectedness inside the overknown. — Heather McHugh DURING TODAY’S WORKSHOP… We discussed how our lives are... Handout 1: Pull the Next One Up Marc Kelly Smith From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry When you get to the top of the mountain Pull the next one up. Then there’ll be two of you Roped together at the waist Tired and proud, knowing the... Find Out More From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry You can find “Pull the Next One Up” in the anthology, The Spoken Word Revolution, edited by Mark Eleveld (Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks, Inc., 2003). PREVIOUS: Find Out More UP: Exploring Our Values Through Poetry NEXT: Introduction Download all of Exploring Our Values Through Poetry (Word) (PDF) to edit or print.