Jewish Magic & Poetry with Hannah Yerington
A three-part generative poetry workshop exploring Jewish folk practice, plant medicine, and writual.
In this online class, taught by award-winning poet Hannah Yerington, participants will engage with Jewish magic to create poetry, art, and protection for dark winter nights.
Part practice, part reading, part creation, attendees will access dreams, prayers, and writuals (ritual as writing/writing as ritual) through Jewish folk practices like buksikas, angel cards, and meeting our plantcestors.
Jewish Magic is community care. It is holy whimsy. It connects us to ourselves, our hidden lineages, and pasts stolen from us. It is a way of reclaiming prayer—and it’s fun! As the months turn and the dark settles, traverse together towards Hanukkah in a unique and earth-based way.
No materials needed (only simple household items).
Open to all. Space is limited.
This is a three-part series. One-time registration includes all three class sessions in the series. All sessions will be recorded and registrants will receive links to all three recordings. Please contact events@theshalomcenter.org if finances are a barrier to attend. By registering for this program, you agree to receive email communication from The Shalom Center.
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About
Hannah Yerington
Hannah Yerington is an award-winning poet, Jewish arts educator, and Director of the Bolinas Poetry Camp for Girls.
She is the author of the chapbook Sheologies, published by Minerva Rising Press in 2023.
Her first full-length poetry collection, Garlic Moon, is forthcoming with Monkfish Press in Fall 2026/Winter 2027.
Some of her awards and recognitions include being a finalist for the Peseroff Prize and the 2024 Sue C. Boynton Poetry Contest, as well as a winner of the Minerva Rising Dare to Be Chapbook Contest.
Hannah received an MFA in Poetry from Bowling Green State University. Her work can be found in Lilith, Porkbelly Press, Prism, Room Magazine, Half Mystic Press, Hey Alma, and Cascadia Daily News. She writes about Jewish magic, teenage prophet babes, and plant ancestors. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, with her imp puppy, Poe, her priestess kitten, Tala, and her warrior-chef husband, Kris. Find her on Instagram @hannahyerington.