Writing Life: Sustain Your Practice and Honour Your Voice – Where do the stories come from? The places we’ve lived, the people around us, our culture and ancestors, our travels, the livelihoods we’ve pursued, the relationships we’ve been in, the children we may have had, the challenges, the loves and lovers, the heartache and the joy. Write your stories. Be inspired by a community of writing women. Our spirit dance with stillness and voice invites a celebration of ourselves in a creative community of women nourished by the circle. Previous writing experience is not necessary.
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| Dates: | Tuesday, January 17 to Tuesday, February 21, 2012 | |
| Time: | 9:30 am to noon | |
| Location: | The Three Cat Be & Be, 3350 Hickman Place, Nanaimo | |
| Fee: | $180 for 6 weeks payable in advance. |
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| Questions: | Mary Ann Moore at (250)729-2630 or by email at creativity@maryannmoore.ca |
The intent of the Writing Life Circle:
- To provide a safe place for women to tell their stories.
- To find the still centre of ourselves and of the circle.
- To write what has heart and meaning for us.
- To realize our role as leaders in a circle of leaders.
- To remember the divine feminine and embrace our female and male teachers.
- To becoming a community of peers slowing down to a natural rhythm.
What Current Writing Life Circle Members have to say:
The writing circle was meaningful, insightful, moving and also fun. I felt privileged to be included among such wonderful women who shared their unique and precious experiences, feelings and thoughts.
Rie Okamura
[The writing circle] helped me immensely as I was able to get feedback on my writing in a safe and supportive way. Being with other writers inspired me and kept me motivated to continue with my writing. Your wonderful quotes, prompts and reference books provided me with resources that I would have never accessed on my own. It was like being given a writer’s toolbox filled with a limitless source of inspiring tools.
Ginny Sargison
About Mary Ann Moore: As a poet, writer and circle facilitator, I bring many years of experience, passion and playfulness to writing in community. I find great delight in seeing people awaken their creative potential. My poetry has appeared in chapbooks published by Leaf Press, literary journals, websites, anthologies and on CD: When My Heart is Open. My latest chapbook of poetry is Those Early Days, Hopeful (Leaf Press). I’ve created a mentoring program called Writing Home: A Whole Life Practice which you can link to here: http://www.maryannmoore.ca/flyingmermaid/writinghome.html