F413Z Spring 2024 Sacred Voices: Women of Genesis Speak

F413Z  Sacred Voices: Women of Genesis Speak
Wednesday, 2:15—3:40, May 1
One session
Instructor: Sherri Waas Shunfenthal
Coordinator: Carolyn Wyatt T
The instructor will give a presentation on her poetry book Sacred Voices: Women of Genesis Speak. This book breathes life into the heroines of Biblical times. The Biblical women tell their own stories in lyrical poetry. Aaron Leibel of the Washington Jewish Week wrote: “Ever wonder what Adam and Eve said to each other right after they ate the apple? Or what Noah’s wife had to say when her husband started banging nails into wood and collecting animals? Or how about Sarah’s laughter after she was told at her advanced age in life, that she would give birth to a son? Wonder no more...” The instructor’s poems are written from these ancient women’s points of view, and her words reflect their joy, their pain, and their relationships. The women are still so much a fabric of our lives in the Western hemisphere. The instructor will also speak on her creative process and her connection to the female voices of Genesis! It will be a lively discussion.
Sherri Waas Shunfenthal is the author of Sacred Voices: Women of Genesis Speak, Journey into Healing, and Seasons of Prayer (Pocol Press). Her work appears in many anthologies. She has spoken at synagogues, churches, bookstores, women’s groups, and colleges, and she teaches poetry workshops.