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Amy Sharp

REFLECTION | A Retrospective of Our Creative Life

part of a series on Reflection

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Amy describes how each of us is a “living breathing museum.”

Poet and writer Amy Turn Sharp tenderly describes how she incorporates reflection into her life and creative practice to make sure she’s honoring her “one wild and precious life.” Through her own experience and a wealth of retrospective practices that audience members can integrate after the talk, she provides the inspiration and tools for audience members to creatively and intentionally make the most of the time they are given as humans and creatives.

About the speaker

Amy is a poet who happens to earn a living as a content director at IBM. Her work is noted for drawing an emotional reaction from audiences. Amy has bylines in national magazines and websites including Ladies’ Home Journal and Disney Corporation and is a sought-after speaker, appearing at influencer conferences such as Blogher, Alt Summit, Mom 2.0 and Etsy World Headquarters in NYC.

With over 24K followers on instagram, she is invited to work with brands like Kate Spade and others to perform her typewriter on demand poetry at events. She runs coaching sessions and poetry workshops for people all over the world from her Cbus art gallery, Secret Studio.

Lots and lots of people tell her stories and secrets. Since she was a child she has always taken people in her arms and helped them when they were sad. She's had two poetry/ art solo shows and is writing a novel slowly in the early mornings before her family stirs. She's a believer in creativity and you.

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