Creative Writing for Older Adults

And How Do You Feel about It? A Creative Writing Class for Older Writers

Sometimes we write to express our feelings. Or we may write about something in order to discover how we feel about it. The poet Wordsworth thought we should only write about strong feelings later, when we could reflect on them in tranquility. Other writers have argued that the most spontaneous writing is the most authentic! Perhaps you are more interested in using writing to affect how your readers feel, perhaps to invite a sympathetic and understanding response to someone else’s situation. Sometimes we write in order to imagine what it might feel like to be in someone else’s skin. Whatever brings us to put words on paper, like it or not, we always write from our heart (and our body) as well as from our mind. Join us for a ten-week workshop in which we explore the magic-seeming ways in which words can call up feelings. No experience necessary.

Contact

For questions, please send an email to gm@riverviewcc.ca

Cancellation policy – class withdrawals will be at the discretion of the instructor and the general manager. All refunds will be subject to a $20 processing fee.