Breathe Read Write

10/06/2026

When women gather in a beautiful spot with room and time to write, the words flow and amazing work comes through. At least that's how it was over the weekend at BRW's first fall retreat in the Catskills. Big thanks to all who were there and all who helped hold the space from afar.

08/28/2026

Here's BRW's Schedule for September & Beyond

Breathe/Read/Write Summer - Fall 2026 Schedule: as of August 27, 2026 Breathe/Read/Write is a welcoming Zoom circle where people meditate, free-write, and share together. Contact Lisa at [email protected] or at 917-319-4100 for more info. See her bio at the end of this document. The req...

07/17/2026

Here's BRW's schedule through August:

Breathe/Read/Write 2026 Schedule: July, August & Beyond as of July 16 Breathe/Read/Write is a welcoming Zoom circle where people meditate, free-write, and share together. Contact Lisa at [email protected] or at 917-319-4100 for more info. See her bio at the end of this document. The req...

07/17/2026

Free intro session on Wed. July 22 at 6:30 pm ET for BRW's WRITING TOGETHER Retreat for Women, happening this October at a gorgeous spot in the Catskills.

Come and dream "retreat" with us in the free one-hour Zoom circle.

Join BRW in the Catskills this fall for peak leaf peeping and deep, wide tranquility to nourish your whole writing self - body, mind, heart.

05/20/2026

"Grift" is the seed word for tomorrow's prompts in https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brw-on-thursday-mornings-meditategenerate-new-workshare-tickets-792732081997?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
If you want to work on processing this administation's corruption with friends, BRW is here: Thursday, May 21 from 10 am to 12 pm ET.

Clear your mind. Give the censors a break. Let your words come. Connect with your writing companions from all over the U.S. and beyond.

05/04/2026

Our schedule for July & August & beyond is here! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J3T9Ptm7yJA_LlzKMeh2E_eqAMUgI20rzqo8zhrjegM/edit?usp=sharing. Artwork by Kate Teale.

05/04/2026

I'm excited to celebrate BRW's Freedom Poets - Betty Fanelli & Laura Rutland & more - this Friday. Free event! Join us and read in the open mic! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/freedom-poems-anthology-celebration-tickets-1987793730558?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

01/18/2026

"Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice. Justice at its best is love correcting everything that stands against love." MLK, Jr. in Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? Join BRW's MLK Day Circle on Jan. 19 at 10 am ET: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/honoring-mlk-as-a-drum-major-for-justice-meditate-freewrite-share-tickets-1980318432741?aff=oddtdtcreator

01/11/2026

Danez Smith: "The role of us poets is to witness the world, to see with our eyes and souls the delicate threads of truth, past, and possibility around us. With attention as our tool and duty, we turn to grief, to love, to the natural world around us, to our own lives, and to our countries."

Fellow poet Danez Smith memorializes the Minneapolis mother's call to witness

01/08/2026

A poem by Renée Nicole Macklin, to later become Renée Nicole Good, who was murdered in Minneapolis today by ICE while trying to protect her neighbors. She was 37 and had a 6-year-old son.

On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs by Renée Nicole Macklin