Trobriand Islanders say that the larynx is the seat of moral intelligence. The larynx provides us with a unique ability to communicate our ideas, memories, and experiences. Poetry is always an attempt to refine a sense of balance through language, for one’s own life and the lives of those around us. In this workshop we will listen to a tale from the Kalevala, use it as a simple prompt for a simple exercise and write from personal experience. Then we will recite aloud our own words and listen to one another’s moral intelligence.