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Archaic Torso of Apollo

We cannot know his legendary head
with eyes like ripening fruit. And yet his torso
is still suffused with brilliance from inside,
like a lamp, in which his gaze, now turned to low,

gleams in all its power. Otherwise
the curved breast could not dazzle you so, nor could
a smile run through the placid hips and thighs
to that dark center where procreation flared.

Otherwise this stone would seem defaced
beneath the translucent cascade of the shoulders
and would not glisten like a wild beast's fur:

would not, from all the borders of itself,
burst like a star: for here there is no place
that does not see you. You must change your life.

- Rianer Maria Rilke

Join to:

  • Clarify what you are creating and get accountability on your work

  • Explore what drives you to create and tap into it deeply

  • Build community and cross-pollinate with others

  • Confront and manage doubts and anxieties that stop your creativity, like your inner critic

  • Configure your time, space, and finances to support your work

  • Practice, practice, practice your craft

Who?

We’ve convened a cohort of heart-centered, passionate people who will support and challenge each other on their creative journeys.

We meet weekly in person here in New York City. We see each other’s work and we’ve organized a writer’s retreat in Maine.