Both tarot and poetry engage with imagery to explore our awareness of who we are and why we are here. Truth be told, nine times out ten, people come to oracles like tarot to ask about love. The tarot is an ancient system made up of 78 cards most often used for formulating questions and divining answers about all aspects of life. Like poetry, it draws on images from nature, myths, and life scenarios to explore and depict challenges and opportunities. The cards are meant to evoke not only external journeys, but the inner emotional, spiritual, and psychological journeys we undertake person to person in our families, communities, and even on the world stage. We will use an observational approach to the cards to free-write before looking at examples of love poems and poems based on tarot cards.

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 24: Using Tarot to Write Love Poetry, from 1-2:45 pm PST

This class is held over Zoom and offered through the San Diego Writers, Ink, Fall for Writing Fundraiser. Pay what you can afford to donate for a beautiful weekend of classes or you can sign up for individual classes. Link to the full roster and sign up is here: Fall for Writing 2024.