Writing   

The workshop will highlight the benefits that life story writing provides to the individual and the impact that life stories offer for current and future generations. Attendees will engage in short writing exercises and participate in related discussions. Memory prompts and writing tips will be provided.

New remote workshop. Format includes lecture and discussion.

This course is for everyone who wants to read, discuss, and write poetry, whether you’ve written before, or not. Each class will be divided among workshopping participant poems, discussing the topic of the week from The Poetry Home Repair Manual, and examples of poetry. Writing prompts will be offered for in-class writing and optional sharing. We believe that writers learn best with both praise and friendly honesty in a nurturing setting of fellow learners. Requirements: An open mind, a sense of fun and discovery, and a readiness to read and write during and in-between the classes. 

Format includes discussion and hands-on.

REQUIRED BOOK: The Discovery of Poetry, Frances Mayes, ISBN 9780156007627

We all have life stories worth sharing — waiting to be written. We want them to invite readers into our life experiences. AI can be our personal editor polishing our writing, so it flows and clearly expresses our experience to readers. In class, you’ll learn this approach. You’ll gain confidence, new skills, and writing that sounds like you — your best writer self. One benefit of class is sharing with each other and getting supportive feedback. Some writing homework: no prior AI or writing experience needed.

New remote course. Format includes lecture and hands-on learning.

SUGGESTED BOOK: How To Tell A Story, The Moth, ISBN 978059390004