Words from Within

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Four families from St. Luke's Youth Center in West Baltimore take a poetry workshop and tell their stories of love and pain through the art of spoken word poetry. A podcast fundraiser for SLYC, hosted by Gayle Danley, produced by Walker Vreeland. To make a donation, visit https://www.bmoreslyc.org/programs/podcast.

St. Luke's Youth Center (SLYC)


    • Dec 24, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 29m AVG DURATION
    • 6 EPISODES


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    Ep. 6: The Light of Loss

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2020 41:18


    In this 6th and final episode, Phyllis and her teenaged son Jashawn connect with Guest Poet and Host Gayle Danley on loss, praying for the safety of our children and our greatest hopes for the future. Out of their shared experience comes the one light of loss: a celebration of the ones we've loved, and gratitude for those we still hold dear. Words from Within is a fundraiser for St. Luke's Youth Center in West Baltimore, hosted by Gayle Danley, produced by Walker Vreeland. To make a donation today, go to https://www.bmoreslyc.org/programs/podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wordsfromwithin/message

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    Ep. 5: A Safe Place to Share

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 21:46


    In this episode, CJ, Gabby, Danielle and Guest Poet Dehejia Maat continue sharing their work and themselves with each other. They write poems about love and pain, and find new and unexpected ways to connect. Words from Within is a fundraiser for St. Luke's Youth Center in West Baltimore, hosted by Gayle Danley, produced by Walker Vreeland. To make a donation today, go to https://www.bmoreslyc.org/programs/podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wordsfromwithin/message

    Ep. 4: A Quiet Space for Love in Baltimore

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2020 25:15


    In this sweet episode, we get to know Danielle, CJ and Gabby who worked with Guest Poet Dehejia Maat. Together, they carved out a quiet, sacred space in which to put pen to paper, speak the stories of their lives and share an experience as a family. Words from Within is a fundraiser for St. Luke's Youth Center in West Baltimore, hosted by Gayle Danley, produced by Walker Vreeland. To make a donation today, go to https://www.bmoreslyc.org/programs/podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wordsfromwithin/message

    Ep. 3: Three Blessings

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 35:50


    This week, we meet Coretta who writes about the birth of her three children, her three blessings. But as she works with Guest Poet Scotty P, a new blessing begins to unfold as she begins to trust the gifts inside of her. Three Blessings is about the journey towards honoring the life within us. Words from Within is a fundraiser for St. Luke's Youth Center in West Baltimore, hosted by Gayle Danley, produced by Walker Vreeland. To make a donation today, go to https://www.bmoreslyc.org/programs/podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wordsfromwithin/message

    Ep. 2: Praise

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 27:51


    In this second episode of Words from Within, Darlene and her grandkids continue working with Guest Poet Gowri Koneswaran as they explore the subject of Praise. “Just giving honor, passion... it's a delight that you share,” says Darlene. “It doesn't always start off like a happy thing, but… you become thankful for acceptance. That's hard.” Words from Within is a fundraiser for St. Luke's Youth Center in West Baltimore, hosted by Gayle Danley, produced by Walker Vreeland. To make a donation today, go to https://www.bmoreslyc.org/programs/podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wordsfromwithin/message

    Ep. 1: I Got You

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 22:51


    In this first episode of Words from Within, we meet Darlene and her grandkids, who remind us what it means to have people in your life who hold you up and tell you you're beautiful, even when the waters get rough. Words from Within is a fundraiser for St. Luke's Youth Center in West Baltimore, hosted by Gayle Danley, produced by Walker Vreeland. To make a donation today, go to https://www.bmoreslyc.org/programs/podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wordsfromwithin/message

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