Golden Hour Poetry: Hidden Shadows in the Fire

Our days move fast. Notifications, deadlines, the constant pull of somewhere else. Golden Hour Poetry is an invitation to set all of that down for two hours and come back to yourself, and to each other.

Join artist-in-residence Ashley Grace in the Serendip Gardens as the afternoon light softens through the redwoods. This gathering is for every writer. Maybe you've never written a poem in your life. Maybe you carry a journal that's nearly full. Both of you belong here.

This Month's Theme: Hidden Shadows in the Fire

Fire lights things up, and it also throws shadows. As the season turns toward the darker half of the year, we'll sit with what flickers at the edges: what the flame shows, what it hides, and what has been quietly burning inside us all along.

Evening Flow

• Arrival and Tea: Warm up with a cup of tea and fireside conversation, and settle into…