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Cheers from Charise!

As a maker of your life,
you are an artist.

~ Charise Hoge & Kate Kroska
Meet Your Muse:
The Dance of Creativity

Programs →

Events

  • Celebration poster for fifty years of Capitol Hill poetry, featuring a bookshop called Politics and Prose.

    Poetry Reading

    October 12 3:00PM

    Celebrating fifty years of Capitol Hill Poetry! I’ll be reading along with other members of the Capitol Hill Poetry Group from our anthology The Other Side of the Hill.

    Info
  • A webpage announcing a poetry event at Hill Center, Old Naval Hospital, celebrating 50 years of Capitol Hill Poetry Group on November 2, 2023, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm, with a registration button.

    Readings & Refreshments

    November 2 5:00-7:00PM

    Another celebration, another venue! Join me and other writers of the Capitol Hill Poetry Group for readings and refreshments.

    Info
Poetry Books→

Inheritance of Flowers,
Muse in a Suitcase,
Striking Light from Ashes

Craft

Spew a gem, whole in hue.
Burnished facets of clarity
furnish the layout of her lines,
mined from the muck she’s in.

~ Charise M. Hoge

Striking Light from Ashes, published by Finishing Line Press

Story →
A woman squatting outside against a brick wall, smiling, with forest ground and a tree trunk nearby.
A cat lying on a colorful patterned yoga mat on a hardwood floor inside a room. Behind the cat, there are potted plants near a sliding glass door that leads to a deck with green trees visible outside.

Body, Breath, Being

Practices that enhance presence: yoga, meditation, breath-work. Return to your sense of being to support all that you are doing.

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Guided Journaling

Writing prompts act like companions asking questions, allowing you to listen inwardly and find authentic answers. Identity and creativity are our themes.

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Dance Therapy

Movement reveals the less known aspects of yourself that want to be seen and understood. How you approach life and relationships
is your personal choreography.

Access Programs

"Charise is radiant, warm, knowledgeable, and uplifting
in how she moves and inspires others."
~ Charmaine Lee, RPP

Mix and Moss Poetry

New Work & Publications

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