How it all started…
The House of Poets was founded with a realization… every time I was scared to share a piece of my story but felt called to do it anyways, that’s when people resonated the most. I got tons of messages, all saying “I thought I was the only one” and that got me thinking, “I wish I could put all of these people into one place so they could feel how connected they truly are.”
Many of us feel isolated, when really we just haven’t given ourselves the opportunity to be seen, and when we do, there’s this healing realization that everything we think isolates us is actually the thing that bridges us to other people. We just need to create a safe space for that connection to happen, and that is the foundation of the House of Poets.
From this, a ton of beautiful expansive elements began to grow.
Writing offers this tender and honest space to share our stories, to share pieces of ourselves… and the act of writing is a powerful place to explore who you are as a person, to develop your self concept, to honour your creative nature. Writing may be a casual creative practice, but it also offers a deep transformation that slowly takes place, bringing more awareness, presence and honesty into the artist's life.
There’s a power in the way poetry invites us to rebel against the confines of language, to piece together words in a way that feels right but doesn’t neccasarily adhere to grammar. It allows us to visit our emotional depths in an unexpectedly intimate way, encouraging profound levels of emotional reverence and creative faith.
The House of Poets is a place where people get to explore writing through both a playful and introspective lens. Yes, we learn how to write with emotional depth and not just state the obvious that makes us feel nothing… but we also learn how to create in a liberated state, to remove fear, resistance, and doubt from our creative channel.
In a world that praises improvement, I am determined to bring back the medicine of unleashed expression. No performance. No polished authenticity. No fluff. Just the real human heart.
I extend my hand and invite you to join us, it’s really something special!
— Meghan Bay
Meet Our Founder & Host
Meghan Bay
Hey! I’m Meghan!
I’ve always been a dreamer with big emotions, which is beautiful but also deeply overwhelming… I never knew what to do with all these ideas and feelings, so they built up inside me, making me feel isolated and hopeless. But that started to change when I started writing…
In a time where I didn’t think my dreams were possible, writing became my fuel. I was familiar with the feeling of being too much, hoarding my emotions, minimizing my dreams… and when I read poetry, that all softened, I felt the soul of the artist, I felt the rebellion against familiarity, I felt my emotions line up with theirs… it showed me that emotional freedom is possible.
Through writing, I have built an honest relationship with myself, I’ve gained awareness that supports me in creating a life in tune with my desires, I’ve claimed my passions, and learned to appreciate myself for who I am. All of this has paved the foundation for me to create a life I’m in love with.
Because in a world where it’s so easy to ignore your spirit because it’s behind a fog of expectations, busy days, and a closed heart… writing gave me a space to clarify the vision of who I am and what I believe in. And when I began to see things clearly, it wasn’t easy to ignore anymore.
Writing has connected me to myself, to my spirituality, to people all over the world. It has healed and empowered me, and everyone who’s a witness. It has taken isolation, and turned it into connection, it has given me a safe space to be who I really am. It hasn’t changed my entire life, but it has given me the courage to, and that’s powerful beyond measure.
It would be impossible to experience such magic, and not share it with you…
And that is why I created the House of Poets.