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👯Grab your besties, it's time to poem!

Published 9 days ago • 1 min read

👯The Friend Deal is ON!👯

Hello fabulous writer/creator/artist/visionary!

We've opened up the Friend Deal for our July session.
​Because what's better than giving yourself a month dedicated to poetry, creativity, & expansion? Doing it with a friend, of course!

Join ISL with your bestie, your dog walker, your frenemy, your distant cousin (or all of the above??) and you'll each get the discounted rate of $250!

The fine print:

⭐️ Both parties need to apply separately and mention the friend they are registering with in the application

⭐️ This offer is for the FLAT FEE registration option only & is in USD

⭐️ Available only until June 17th at 11:59PM EST so go go go! 🏃‍♀️

We are REALLY excited about this session for a couple of reasons:

⭐ We're trying something new: Shira's visiting artists call(s) will indeed be plural, and will be more craft-intensive than in the past. Think more hands-on, more generative, more explicitly building out your poet's toolbelt, learning from someone who looooooves craft and thinks about it deeply, playfully, and creatively.

⭐ We'll be welcoming our new Fellow in Training to the team! *Drum roll please* 🥁 Introducing: RACHELLE SIERRA!

"Rachelle has been an active member of In Surreal Life for nearly a decade—she embodies the best of this community and what it stands for.
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Ever a devoted, enthusiastic, inventive and warm participant, poet, community member, and Afterlife guardian, her impact on ISL is massive.
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I have no doubt that Rachelle joining our team is going to absolutely flood the next few years with wisdom, joy, playfulness and heart.”

- Shira, Founder & Lead Instructor of In Surreal Life

This does mean we'll be bidding adieu to one of our current Fellows/human sun-beams. The incredible Jasmine Barnes will be making moves in a new opportunity, and we couldn't be happier for her, while also feeling really sad to see her go. She has shaped so much of our program: how it runs, how it feels, and we are so grateful to have had her in our orbits!

Please stay tuned for details for a graduation call for Jasmine, so we can celebrate her, love on her, and send her off in style!

✨ So, will we see you and your bestie in the ISL-o-sphere this July?

🌸Register here!🌸

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