“Poetry isn’t a profession; it’s a way of life. It’s an empty basket; you put your life into it and make something out of that.” —Mary Oliver
CLASSES START TODAY!
Put Your Words in Our Empty Basket
We’re offering many opportunities to write this month. Join us starting today!
Dear friend:
We’re hosting many new classes and events in April for National Poetry Month, and we’d love to see you there. Join us for OCEANS of Art on THURSDAYalong with the artists from our OCEANS Exhibition, including Edmari Hernandez Silen, Tatiana Kitchen, Velour, and Aisling Millar McDonald. Facilitator Karen Allen will take a deeper dive into the art and words of these remarkable women and the OCEANS Exhibition theme.
We hope you’re able to join us! Register soon because space is limited. Register here or below.
Calendar of Events for April
Join us for these terrific opportunities coming up soon!
Classes:
Thursday, April 7 — OCEANS of Art (via Zoom), 6:30-9 p.m., online, led by faculty member Karen Allen
We’ve enjoyed meeting in person for more of our classes this year, including The Gift of Years with Marilyn Jones, the Oceans Series on Wednesdays and Friday with Jennifer Wolfe (including small groups, where we share our words with trusted peers), and our Write and Hike yesterday at the Marjorie K. Rawlings State Park. What a joy to meet in person again!
MORE TICKETS FOR APRIL HERE
The Last Word
“Poems come out of wonder, not out of knowing.” —Lucille Clifton
Women Writing for (a) Change®, Jacksonville, is a writing community for Jacksonville writers. We are here for one purpose:
“To nurture and celebrate the individual voice by facilitating supportive writing circles and by encouraging people to craft more conscious lives through the art of writing and the practices of community.”
We offer workshops, retreats, on-site writing circles and other classes for individual, community, and corporate clients. Contact us here.
