Acton COA Presents: Celebrating Wonder Through Poetry: Poems that Take Our Breath Away

Breathtaking moments of awe have inspired poets for thousands of years to share their amazement of the natural world and humankind around them. In this presentation, Val Walker will spark our sense of wonder through the creative spirit of poets Mary Oliver, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Wendell Berry, and Maya Angelou. Their awe and enchantment live forever in their poetry—and it’s contagious when read out loud! Come join our gathering to celebrate the wonder of words and poetry, and to be awestruck by beautiful writing. Val Walker, MS, is a rehabilitation consultant and blogger for Psychology Today and Health Story Collaborative. She is the author of The Art of Comforting, a Nautilus Book Award Gold winner, and 400 Friends and No One to Call. Her latest book is Healing Through Wonder: How Awe Restores Us After Trauma and Loss. With a Master of Science degree in rehabilitation counseling from Virginia Commonwealth University, she has led support groups and workshops for thirty years for people living with illness, grief, and trauma.

Open to all age 60+/free