Events

Two Hours at the Table with Tiffany
6:30 - 8:30 PM MST
Meeting on Zoom
Everyone is Welcome! (16+)
Limited to 8 Participants
About Tiffany

About River Writing
We create a friendly place to practice by making community agreements. We read poetry aloud to find prompts and then write with pen and paper to say the truest things we can say. Before beginning, we agree to be kind, to keep each other’s confidence, and to listen to each other with undivided attention. We agree to take care of ourselves and to share responsibility for creating a welcoming space. Everyone is invited. We practice non-judgement by forgoing apology, critique, and praise. It can be challenging not to praise each other, but we choose to opt out temporarily in order to take respite from the culture of comparison. Sharing your writing is optional. When you choose to read, we respond simply by saying thank you.

Thursday, September 18th 6-7pm MST.
Meeting on Zoom.
Register to receive the link
Everyone is invited! (16+)
Join us for the sheer pleasure of listening!

About our Featured Poet, Moudi Sbeity
Moudi is a first-generation Lebanese-American currently enrolled in the Mindfulness-Based Transpersonal Counseling masters program at Naropa University. Prior to attending Naropa, they co-owned and operated a Lebanese restaurant in Salt Lake City, which served as a queer safe space. Moudi was also a named plaintiff in Kitchen v. Herbert, the landmark case that brought marriage equality to Utah in 2014. As a person who stutters, they are passionate about writing and poetry as transpersonal practices in self-expression.Moudi has two upcoming books. A poetry collection titled Want A World (Fernwood Press) expected in the summer of 2026, and a memoir titled Habibi Means Beloved (University of Utah Press) expected in late 2026.

Our Courageous Readers!

Karen Bayard
Juanita Pope
Z'Ryah Moore
Karen Duffin
Catherine Thomas
Maria Davis
Carson Tueller
Christy Bills
Piers Adrian
MJ Merkley
Debbie Fetters
Sarah Kappos 
nan seymour 

About River Writing
We write together in circles shaped by community agreements. This is the practice: we read poetry aloud to find a prompt and then write with pen and paper to say the truest thing we can say. Before beginning, we agree to be kind, to keep each other’s confidence, and to listen to each other with undivided attention. We agree to take care of ourselves and to share responsibility for creating a welcoming space. Everyone is invited. We practice non-judgement by forgoing apology, critique, and praise. It can be a challenge not to praise, but we opt out temporarily in order to take respite from the culture of comparison. Whether or not a participant chooses to read, we respond simply by saying thank you.

Join us for a weekly morning meditation dedicated to Great Salt Lake and her tributaries as well as imperiled water bodies across the planet, especially inland seas. Come from wherever you are. You will receive the Zoom link when you sign up.

We sit in silence together each Wednesday after brief dedication, from 7:00-7:25 am MST via Zoom. The door closes at 7:05 MST to support practicing with presence. You can join belatedly by sitting in loving-silence knowing that others are sitting with you in community.

Join us for a weekly morning meditation dedicated to Great Salt Lake and her tributaries as well as imperiled water bodies across the planet, especially inland seas. Come from wherever you are. You will receive the Zoom link when you sign up.

We sit in silence together each Wednesday after brief dedication, from 7:00- 7:25 am MST via Zoom. The door closes at 7:05 MST to support practicing with presence. You can join belatedly by sitting in loving-silence knowing that others are sitting with you in community.

Thursday, September 22nd 6-7pm MST.
Meeting on Zoom.
Register to receive the link
Everyone is invited! (16+)
Join us for the sheer pleasure of listening!
Featured Poets: Isabelle Ghabash & Moudi Sbeity 

About Isabelle Ghabash

Isabelle Ghabash is an unreliable narrator, a poet, and an architect. While she lives in the United States and calls the Great Salt Lake valley home, her people come from Lebanon and Germany.  Isabelle's writing explores archetypes, folklore, dreams, and intertwined love and grief--and has appeared in several local anthologies, as well as indie international magazines. She also channels the wise voice of the moon every month on her Substack, Interview the Moon.  Her first chapbook "Venus in Scorpio" was published by Moon in the Rye Press earlier this year and is now available for purchase on her website.

About Moudi Sbeity

Moudi Sbeity is a Lebanese-American poet, author, and contemplative counselor. He is the author of the memoir Habibi Means Beloved, and the poetry collection Alhamdulillah Anyway. His poems have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Orison’s Best Spiritual Literature. Moudi’s work focuses on themes of justice and liberation through a spiritual framework of compassion, forgiveness, and awe. As a lifelong stutterer, he is passionate about writing and poetry as practices in fluency and self-expression. Learn more at www.moudisbeity.com

About River Writing
We write together in circles shaped by community agreements. This is the practice: we read poetry aloud to find a prompt and then write with pen and paper to say the truest thing we can say. Before beginning, we agree to be kind, to keep each other’s confidence, and to listen to each other with undivided attention. We agree to take care of ourselves and to share responsibility for creating a welcoming space. Everyone is invited. We practice non-judgement by forgoing apology, critique, and praise. It can be a challenge not to praise, but we opt out temporarily in order to take respite from the culture of comparison. Whether or not a participant chooses to read, we respond simply by saying thank you.