Come to Big Sur, relax, renew and reflect on your role as mother, daughter or both at this weekend retreat. Together we will use mindfulness techniques to add increased meaning and joy to our relationships as mothers and daughters.
This workshop is appropriate for any woman who wants to deepen her understanding of herself as a mother and/or daughter.
ON Wednesday, Oct. 3, 6 p.m., Tzivia Gover will discuss: Elizabeth Towne: Holyoke’s Pioneering Woman in Politics, Publishing and Positive Thinking at Wistariahurst Museum.
Tzivia, publisher of the Nautilus II, journal of poetry and art by teen mothers, will talk about her research on Elizabeth Towne.
Light refreshments will be provided. Admission is $3. Sponsored by Wistariahurst Museum, 238 Cabot Street, Holyoke, Mass. Visit www.wistariahurst.org or call (413) 322-5660
BORN in 1865, Elizabeth Towne was the daughter of one of Oregon’s earliest pioneers. In 1900, at age 35, she reversed her father’s footsteps and headed east to Holyoke, where she became a pioneer in her own right.
A teen mother with little formal education, Towne grew to be an independent thinker and an early feminist. She divorced her first husband and supported herself by publishing The Nautilus, a journal about positive thinking and mental healing which attracted international attention. Towne went on to become Holyoke’s first female city councilor and first female candidate for mayor.
Author and educator Tzivia Gover learned about Towne while she was working as a poetry teacher at The Care Center, an innovative GED program for teen mothers, which now occupies Towne’s former Holyoke home. Gover now publishes a journal of her students’ poems, which is named Nautilus II, after Towne’s magazine.
Friday, March 16, 2007, 12 noon at The Care Center, 247 Cabot St., Holyoke, MA - Historical Perspectives: Elizabeth Towne: Holyoke's Pioneering Woman in Politics, Publishing and Positive Thinking. Tzivia Gover, publisher of the Nautilus II, journal of poetry and art by teen mothers, will talk about her research on Elizabeth Towne. The event will take place in Mrs. Towne's former home, the CARE Center, 247 Cabot Street. Bring lunch! Coffee will be provided. Admission is $3. Sponsored by Wistariahurst Museum; visit www.wistariahurst.org
Wednesday, February 7, 2007, 7 p.m. at Broadside Books, 247 Main St., Northampton, MA. - Tzivia Gover will read from her essay, "Jill and Jill Live on the Hill, but One Must Boil the Water," which was published in the anthology MODERN LOVE:50 True and Extraordinary Tales of Desire, Deceit, and Devotion. The essay originally appeared in the New York Times Sunday Styles section. Visit http://broadside.booksense.com/NASApp/store/IndexJsp
Monday, September 25, 2006, 7:30 p.m. at Jester's Cafe, 124 Elm Street (route 10/202), Westfield - COMMUNITY VOICES POETRY OPEN MIC: Tzivia Gover will be the featured guest at this community reading. She will read from her chapbook, Dream House: Poems on the theme of home. Come and listen and/or bring a poem of your own to read at the open mic! To learn about this and other area readings visit www.poetrynewsonline.blogspot.com
Thursday, April 27, 2006, 6:30-8 p.m. at the Holyoke Public Library - HOME IS WHERE THE POEMS ARE:This community poetry event will inspire participants to use poetry to explore the varied meanings of “home.” The project will consist of a poetry reading and writing workshop at the Holyoke Public Library to be led by poet and educator Tzivia Gover, author of Dream House, a chapbook of poems about home. Visit www.holyokelibrary.org.
Monday December 5:
Tzivia Gover will read her poem "Yarn," published in the anthology KNITLIT THE THIRD: WE SPIN MORE YARNS at Barnes and Noble at Holyoke Crossing on Monday, December 5 at 6 p.m.
Wednesday November 30:
Tzivia Gover will read from her book MINDFUL MOMENTS FOR STRESSFUL DAYS and share commonsense suggestions for approaching everyday events with a conscious attitude during an appearance at the Holyoke Public Library (www.holyokelibrary.org), Wednesday November 30, 2005 at 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 6, 2005:
Tzivia Gover will be among the featured writers reading from, "KnitLit The Third: We Spin More Yarns," Thursday, October 6, 7 p.m. at the Odyssey Bookshop, Village Commons, South Hadley, Massachusetts. Gover's Poem, "Yarn" is included in the anthology about knitting. For directions to Odyssey Bookshop visit http://www.odysseybks.com/directions.html
Saturday, August 13, 2005: Author Tzivia Gover and artist Joanne Yoshida will celebrate the publication of DREAM HOUSE, their limited edition hand-bound chapbook of poems with a reading and signing on Long Island. For information email inotherwordsink@comcast.net
Thursday, July 7, 2005:
A reading by Tzivia Gover in celebration of the recent publication of her poetry chapbook, DREAM HOUSE, will take place Thursday, July 7, 7 p.m. at the Odyssey Bookshop, Village Commons, South Hadley, Massachusetts. The book’s designer, Aja Riggs, formerly of Northampton and Hatfield, will be a featured guest. For directions to Odyssey Bookshop visit http://www.odysseybks.com/directions.html
Author and educator Tzivia Gover is available to speak and lead workshops on a variety of topics including POETRY FOR A PURPOSE: Using Poetry in Nontraditional Settings and MINDFUL MOMENTS FOR STRESSFUL DAYS: How to be Fully Present in Daily Life. For details about workshops or to set up a speaking engagement, send an email to: tzivia@tziviagover.com
