Annie Finch has addressed audiences at hundreds of conferences, festivals, and universities. Stages where she has appeared include Columbia, Harvard, and Oxford Universities, New York's Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Deepak Chopra Homespace, and Emerging Women Live San Francisco. Annie has spoken across the United States and in Canada, Mexico, India, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and across Europe. With a special place in her heart for addressing women, she connects powerfully with listeners and has been received by wildly enthusiastic audiences of up to 4,000 people.
Annie Finch's Talks for Poets, Witches, & Everyone in Between
The Enchantment of Poetry
Dive deep into the magic of poetry on a spellbinding journey with a poet who has devoted her life to language's rhythmical powers. Charms, chants, invocations, and spells all use this magical path connecting body to soul, idea to intuition, humanity to nature, and even the two hemispheres of your brain. This inspiring talk connects audiences with the poetry in our own hearts and lives and reminds us what we loved about poetry in the first place.
Abortion's Best-Kept Secret: Reproductive Freedom as a Spiritual Gift
With abortion under attack as never before, explore a revolutionary approach to reproductive freedom with Annie Finch, editor of the groundbreaking collection Choice Words: Writers on Abortion. Annie will share her own personal journey with abortion and ritual, discuss the ancient interweaving of women, spirituality, and choice, and inspire us to supercharge our strength and focus by reclaiming reproductive freedom on the spiritual as well as on the political level.
Welcome the Witch in You: Exploring Your Inner Goddess Powers
The world still hasn't figured out how to honor our powers as women--but luckily there is a simple, tried and true path to nurturing our own selves in will, mind, body, heart and spirit. The witch's path is an enchanting way for women to reconnect with the joy and mystery in every moment! In this magnetic talk, "poetry witch" Annie Finch shares her own life's journey with witchcraft, and the secrets of her own simple, modern system for accessing the powers and joys of a deliciously witchy life with none of the fuss.
Talks on specific aspects of Annie's work, or on other topics in poetry, women's spirituality, feminism, or ritual, may be customized to fit your event.