Poetry

Poetry and Me

I flirted with Poetry for many years,
with spurts of writing occurring
over the decades.
Poetry became a lover a few years ago.
We had many passionate encounters.
Two years ago,
I asked Poetry to marry me.
She agreed.
I do my best to be an attentive spouse.
I meet her daily to let her move
through me,
around me,
with me.
I can’t imagine my life without her.

Do you also want a life with Poetry? As a flirtation? As a lover? As a spouse?
Sign up for The Initiation. A 30 day experience with Poetry.

Spoken Word

"Poetry is not a fancy way of giving you information; it's an incantation. It is actually a magic spell. It changes things; it changes you."

Philip Pullman

Poetry

Why

29 September 2021

The why is not so important To find answers to the mysteries of our lives That may or may not simply naturally reveal themselves We can but hold ourselves gently Constant searching for something that will explain why we feel or perceive a certain way An endless feast for an insatiable mind Heartache doesn’t need…

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What the Bees Say 

13 September 2021

Sitting inside on a cool spring day Listening to non-duality teachings on Beingness and Beyond of no Separation Through a large window pane I notice bees collecting nectar from a profusion of purple flowers on a rosemary bush They tell me to Come outside Listen to their hum Smell the sea air Feel the soft…

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Pain to Poem

5 August 2021

When I used to fall into this wound It was unbearable Burning with anger and rage regret and disgust anguish and grief My body blazed in agony pressure from all sides suffocating me This Pain That apparently is not about what just happened is not about the other Maybe it’s from decades ago When I…

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Hole to Whole

23 July 2021

This heartache A chasm in my chest A black hole It’s gravitational pull Unescapable Emptiness Loneliness Unnamed Longing As I stand at this Event horizon I realise it’s pull Is actually an invitation So I slowly With curiosity as my Safety net Venture downwards Tracing fingers along Rough damp edges The hole becomes a tunnel…

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Body Electric

17 July 2021

Finger tips tracing The topography of my body With the patience Of a dedicated cartographer Or a parched braille reader Drinking in a captivating story Touch that says I see you I hear you I feel you Skin cells sing At first localized Lighting up Under your fingers Then I notice As you follow my…

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Sweet Scent

16 July 2021

Scatter your words Into the wind Let them be swept Over the barren terrain Of unreceptive ears and hearts To find their way To the damp, rich soil Of my Being Where like seeds They can crack open Burrow roots into the Earth And reach towards the Sky So they can Grow Blossom And their…

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Awareness Play

2 July 2021

What is awareness? You throw this zen koan at me As we both gaze off into our separate distances You a rock Me a mountain top Immediately my mind starts to tumble Tripping over itself Reaching for fistfuls of awareness But only coming up with empty air And worrying about how to answer correctly, cleverly,…

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Clothed

10 March 2021

i finally see the patterns emerging where words and actions were stitched in familiar ways fitting perfectly like my favorite clothes from childhood that i never wanted to take off like that sunshine yellow T-shirt the one with the hearts and cheesy phrase something like Be Mine Forever with sparkly bits that i would wear…

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Rest

3 January 2021

Rest. A voice whispers gently to me I try to shake it off There is is so much that needs to be done New Year New Life New Me Rest. A hand is on my shoulder There is a dull pain as I move away I need to plan Build Accomplish Rest. All my muscles…

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The Initation

'30 Days of Poetry' Writing Groups

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Join our sacred poetry and writing container for 30 days where a WhatsApp group of three to five people (including myself) share their work with each other. It is unguided and unstructured.

The group is to inspire each other and hold each other accountable to write one piece of writing per day.

Use this opportunity to meet your craft. I invite you to use it as a spiritual practice.

Your daily offering can be written, spoken word and improv spoken word. You can include pics, recordings, videos.

The Initiation is currently $USD33 or $23/R300 for the global south.

Starting on the first of the month

The 30 days of poetry was an invitation to be accountably productive poetically speaking.

Knowing a poem was going to emerge from the day, my senses were more attuned to moments which otherwise may have gone unnoticed. Actually writing the poem each day was a glorious process of distillation of those moments.

Reading the other participants's poems was a privilege and joy.

Patty

Participating in the 30 days of poetry gave my poems a compass as well as a container to breathe in. It was a gift to open my writing senses with intention & to know that they had an open hearted space to land in everyday. It wasn't about perfecting each piece but more around the practise of standing in my expression without it having to make sense. Even if it was just a single line that made it onto the page in a day. That was enough. After the 30days it became part of my natural flow in a day. I missed it once it came to a close & am grateful to say I am meeting the page more frequently since. Thank you for the ignition Tara, wishing you & those who gather for these in the future continued inspiration & illumination.

Claire

Having partaken in Tara's poem-a-day extravaganza,  I've made some remarkable discoveries about how creativity manifests.  And how the Kaj bit of the Universe expresses the Universe. 

Although I approached each day's poem like a grumpy schoolboy begrudging homework, I always came out the other side uplifted and reminded of my interconnectedness to everything.   

It was a game-changer for me. 

To just show up was reward enough. But what came through me was surprisingly bountiful and life-affirming.

Kaj

I want to share a little of what an unexpectedly profound and moving experience, being in this sacred container with you, has been.

The process was challenging and difficult at times, but I have found that even when I wasn't flowing and had to force myself to keep the commitment, the result had a deep gift or insight for me.  I have found the capacity to express some deep soul and self truths that I have not been able to express through numerous other avenues and modalities including psychotherapy, Jungian analysis, plant medicines and shamanic constellation therapy. 

I also found magic in reading all of the poems and sensing a field we constellated for a time that was very connected.  On quite a few occasions I had a theme or expression brewing in me, and then one of the group would post their poem covering that very theme in a new and different way. So I really want to express my eternal gratitude to you Tara for sharing this practice and facilitating the safe, uncommented, un-judged space where I have found a way to articulate things I have never before been able to.  And thank you to my other group members for participating with me, witnessing and sharing your magic.  

I am changed forever and pray I never forget this and keep up this commitment to writing and sharing it somehow.

Mike

I notice how sitting in front of a piece of white paper and letting the words come is helping me to understand myself better, but mostly it's a way of getting in touch with my feelings.

I'm also using my entries in therapy, and it helps the therapist to understand me better.

Feeling grateful for this challenge.

Silvia 

I have been doing Tara's 30 days of Poetry for several consecutive months now. I can not more highly recommend it. The daily practice has changed my life. The commitment to checking in deeply with myself every single day. The daily elegant efficiency of distilling out the essence of what is most alive in me in the present moment. The journaling of my unfolding process. The practice of excavating my authentic truth in a nutshell, of learning to find my words, of processing my experiences and expressing my emotions fully, of finding my boundaries along with my creative flow. Of cultivating my mind into a playful companion. Of scribing the narrative so I can finally let it go. Complete freedom of expression into a safe confidential container able to hold it all. Cathartic and contained, deep healing, a kind of group therapy for the soul.
It's next level.
Potent Powerful Medicine.

Gillian

My experience of Tara’s Poetry Initiation has been so rich. Thirty days quickly turned to sixty days and I’m not sure I’ll ever be able to stop?!

Weaving words and truth in such a unique setting has enriched my days with clarity, satisfaction and meaning. What a unique experience — to be held accountable for showing up each day, to witness such a colourful range of poetic perspectives, and to share so openly with strangers. This practice has expanded the way I observe and perceive, as if I am learning a new language or relearning an ancient one.

What an honour and a pleasure to have been initiated into the world of poetry by a guide as graceful and gorgeous as Tara. Her energy specifically plays a big role in the way I find myself showing up in this space. She possesses a depth and wisdom that make this experience what it is. This container has left me feeling more myself than when I started, and I am deeply grateful.

Thank you, Tara, for creating an environment that feels so safe and supported, and is so alive with playfulness, tenderness, humour, inspiration, catharsis, creativity and feeling.

Amy

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