Tiferet Journal

07/07/2025

Write and relax with us at Tiferet’s 2nd Spiritual Poetry Writing Retreat. And we’re so thrilled that this time it’s in-person! 🎉🖊️ Join us for:

✨ Writing workshops and feedback
✨ Yoga sessions
✨ Sound bowls
✨ Healthy, gourmet meals and snacks
✨ Plenty of time to walk, swim in the pool, relax and create!

Sign up and learn more: https://form.jotform.com/251565008332956

26/06/2025

Hope is something we all need right now, so why not turn to the great Emily Dickinson, who was trying to find it, too? ☺️

In our Spiritual Poetry Writing Workshops, we reflect on famous poetry and then freewrite on the theme. The results can be profound. Learn more:
https://tiferetjournal.com/upcoming-events/

23/06/2025

Huge congrats to Tiferet writer, Nancy Jentsch! The poem she wrote in our Spiritual Poetry Writing Workshops is featured in a new special production, as part of Falcon Theatre’s outreach wing.

Called “(Un)common Ground,” this dramatic reading explores how we are related with all of life and what makes us unique.

Learn more here: https://www.cc-pl.org/events/uncommon-ground-a-readers-theatre-production-and-opening-reception-for-exploring-human-origins

16/06/2025

A lyrical poem by Jude Rittenhouse about connections to nature and each other. “We revise each other.”✨

Read the full poem and other writings in our 2025 Spring/Summer issue: https://tiferetjournal.com/tiferet-journal-spring-summer-2025-issue/

10/06/2025

Ghazal poetry is lesser-known, but it was extremely popular hundreds and thousands of years ago. Clearly its themes of love and loss still resonate, considering Rumi’s and Hafiz’s popularity today. 🧡

Want to learn more about Ghazal poetry or try writing a ghazal yourself? Learn about our workshops: https://tiferetjournal.com/upcoming-events/

23/05/2025

TTiferet’s new Spring/Summer 2025 issue is out now! 🎉☀️ Over 150 pages filled with poetry, prose, essays, stories, interviews and reviews from writers including: Daniel Tobin, Dawn Raffel, Karen Luke Jackson, James Richardson, Stephanie Dickinson, Roger Kamenetz, Joe Weil, Adele Kenny, Cit Ananda, Susan Jackson, Fran Richey, Sam Sussman, and more.

Featuring stunning cover art by Stephenie Bushra Khan.

Download your copy now: https://tiferetjournal.com/tiferet-journal-spring-summer-2025-issue/

23/05/2025

We are thrilled that Claudia Reder, one of our Spiritual Writing students, had a poem posted on Verse Daily! Congrats, Claudia! 🎉📖 "Chronic illness feels like a reprimand, / though I don't quite know for what."

Verse Daily, a quality online web anthology of poetry. A poem a day, along with our complete archives, and poem selections from the web.

15/05/2025

The talks and writings of Thich Nhat Hanh are a deep well of wisdom.

12/05/2025

Kick off the summer with a unique poetry writing group — all from your home! ☀️ Tiferet is hosting an online Spiritual Poetry Writing retreat where we’ll write new poems, share our work, and experience meditations and a crystal bowl sound bath. 🖊️🧘 We hope you’ll join us!

*Limited to 15 spots and tickets are $150

Register now: https://tiferetjournal.com/events/online-spiritual-poetry-writing-retreat-may-31/

02/05/2025

A powerful quote about poetry by the first Native American Poet Laureate, Joy Harjo.