Where Mindfulness Meets the Muses!

Slow Lightning Lit is somatic meditation and daily community writing practice online, out of which publishing and fine literary events are imagined.

Welcome to Slow Lightning Lit—where somatic meditation and synaptic engagement merge with Dobreer’s passion for dynamic and improvised poetry.

Slow Lightning Lit invites you to join our daily writing practice. Reach out to drop in. Memberships available for those who stay.

“Dobreer’s approach is magical.”
- Janet Fitch, Chimes of a Lost Cathedral

We foster a mindful, whimsical, and committed community of poets and writers who engage actively as their schedules allow. United by a passion for listening, expression, and connection through guided silence, writing prompts, and gentle feedback.

“Peggy not only deepens our craft, but helps us deepen our understanding of why we write.”

- Arthur Kazakian, Book of Redacted Paintings

📅 Monday–Friday | One-hour daily online session
🕣 8:30am–9:30am PST | Join us from the comfort of your home via Zoom

About the Founder

Peggy Dobreer

Peggy Dobreer is Founder and Curator of Slow Lightning Lit, and editor-in-chief of Slow Lightning: Lit anthologies, and a few “uncommon books of poetry,” most recently AS MAN IS TO GOD: a Poem on the Making of Werner Herzog’s FITZCARRALDO by Andrew Nich. She is best known as Lena's mom, a Los Angeles poet, former dancer and somatic practitioner, four-time pushcart nominee, and author of three published collections: Forbidden Plums 2021, Glass Lyre Press, Drop and Dazzle 2018 and In the Lake of Your Bones 2012, with Moon Tide Press.

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Bookstore Spotlight

Pre-Order Now: Mammal One. by Guy Zimmerman

“Lamenting While Doing Laps in the Lake” by Bill Ratner

“Living Poetry” by Murray Mednick

“As Man Is to God: A Poem on the Making of Werner Herzog’s FITZCARRALDO” by Andrew Nicholls

“Slow Lightning Lit Anthology III: SLANT, Folio Edition”

w/Jacinta Camacho Kaplan, Celia Chavez, Mandy Rae Hartz, Esther Cohen, Lorraine Despres, Peggy Dobreer, Darothy Durkac, Janet Fitch, Ruthie Marlenée, Roberta Martínez, Murray Mednick, Andrew Nicholls, Colleen O’Mara Diamond, Simon Petty, Amy Raasch, Bill Ratner, Georgia San Li, June Stoddard, Nancy Lynee Woo, and Guy Zimmerman.

  • Laurie’s customers, Larissa and Emmett, just married walking off the aisle together.