by Sarah Weaver | May 15, 2026 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
On May 18, 2026 I gave an 18 minute talk on the work of Joanna Macy to the Capital Unitarian Universalist Congregation. Of course, compressing this remarkable woman’s legacy into a short talk proved to be challenging! I found it harder than I’d...
by Sarah Weaver | Jan 12, 2026 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
I read this poem recently at a solstice event, and referenced it on my Coastlines blog today (https://linesfromthecoast.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-light-returns.html). I’ve had requests for it, so am reprinting it here. Because of the formatting, I’ve...
by Sarah Weaver | Dec 12, 2025 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
I posted back in April about a talk I gave to Capital Unitarians about my journey into poetry. At the end of November I gave a version of the same talk to the larger Unitarian congregation in Victoria, the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Victoria. I talked...
by Sarah Weaver | Jul 23, 2025 | Commentaries
A little over fifteen years ago I spent the last week of 2009 with a group of about 30 others, being tutored by Joanna Macy in facilitation techniques for her pivotal “Work that Reconnects”. That time with Joanna was formative for me, and for the work I...
by Sarah Weaver | Apr 7, 2025 | Commentaries
It’s hard to believe it’s been over six months since my last post on this site! It’s already April again, National Poetry Writing Month. And in Victoria, spring is emerging, just in time to whet poetic appetites. Rhododendron blooming, early April....
