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A place to talk about writing, write, and reflect on the impact of writing in community
Join NowLitfield is a place for people to come together and explore the potential of the page as a place of discovery. We’re not here only to learn craft, but to understand that the craft of writing is intimately connected to the craft of living. When we attend to our writing, we are opening an opportunity to attend to ourselves more deeply, as well as attending to each other and to the world around us. We are creating a space of becoming.
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Writing brings deeper meaning into our lives because it asks us to pose questions we don’t yet know how to answer.Â
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We’re here to be kind to ourselves and each other. To learn. To explore. Rumi said “Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I will meet you there.”
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This is that field.
Meet the Founders
Danusha and Armando are a husband and wife team who believe in creating spaces for people to learn and connect with themselves, others and with nature.Â

Danusha LamĂ©ris, a poet and essayist, was raised in Northern California, and was born to a Dutch father and Barbadian mother.Â
Danusha is a recipient of a Pushcart Prize and was honored by the 2020 Lucille Clifton Legacy Award. She served as the 2018-2020 Poet Laureate of Santa Cruz County, California.Â
Danusha is currently on the faculty of Pacific University’s low residency MFA program.
Danusha is a recipient of a Pushcart Prize and was honored by the 2020 Lucille Clifton Legacy Award. She served as the 2018-2020 Poet Laureate of Santa Cruz County, California.Â
Danusha is currently on the faculty of Pacific University’s low residency MFA program.

Armando Alcaraz, a songwriter and mindfulness teacher, raised in Mexico by an American mother and a Mexican father. Â
Armando has led music and mindfulness events, and has taught meditation and communication for over 20 years. He has also taught creativity workshops with Danusha. Armando has directed Social Work programs for the last 10 years.
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