We experience what Joseph Campbell calls “the rapture of being alive” when we allow the fullness of joy and sorrow to enter our consciousness. As poets, writing from the whole self, going about the business of our daily lives, is where our deepest power lies. In our hours together, we will look at exemplary poems…

We experience what Joseph Campbell calls “the rapture of being alive” when we allow the fullness of joy and sorrow to enter our consciousness. As poets, writing from the whole self, going about the business of our daily lives, is where our deepest power lies. In our hours together, we will look at exemplary poems…

We experience what Joseph Campbell calls “the rapture of being alive” when we allow the fullness of joy and sorrow to enter our consciousness. As poets, writing from the whole self, going about the business of our daily lives, is where our deepest power lies. In our hours together, we will look at exemplary poems…

We experience what Joseph Campbell calls “the rapture of being alive” when we allow the fullness of joy and sorrow to enter our consciousness. As poets, writing from the whole self, going about the business of our daily lives, is where our deepest power lies. In our hours together, we will look at exemplary poems…

In this session, we will write about a specific person from a past generation in our family in order to develop a sense of our own voice and our own identity. To prepare for the session, participants will be asked to develop a “short list” of three relatives who came before — parents, grandparents, uncles,…

This dynamic and generative workshop will offer a typology of top favorite effective writing techniques and a system of easy to digest scientific underpinnings to such crucial processes as habit formation, focused thinking, dopamine reward pathways, and neuroscience of attention and creative flow. Class meets online via Zoom. A link to join the class will be…

Engage the body, mind, and creativity through yin yoga poses that correspond with guided journaling and creative writing prompts. Since the body and mind each have a response to holding a yin yoga pose for 3-5 minutes, creativity can flow in a surprising way. Each yoga pose is gentle, and is designed to promote qi…

In this workshop we will generate new material in poetry and prose focused on recording our stories. Fun and engaging writing prompts will inspire you to tell your story. This is not a critique class. No previous writing experience necessary; writers of all levels and ages welcome. Class meets Tuesday, April 9, noon – 4…

We will delve into both unique and ordinary family memories using stories we’ve been told, objects and artifacts, letters, diaries, world history, and more to discover and create compelling children’s stories that have a universal appeal. I will share examples of the research I’ve done on my own family’s history and the picture book manuscript…

How can a novelist entice readers to keep turning the pages? In this workshop, award-winning writer Kathleen Ernst will share specific strategies for compelling readers to eagerly join a protagonist’s journey. Brief writing activities will allow participants to explore possibilities as they draft or refine the first chapter of their own work-in-progress. Class meets in…