November 8, 2023
No One Else Can Write Your Memoir! with Alaina Bixon
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November 8, 2023
No One Else Can Write Your Memoir! with Alaina Bixon
(All Levels)
Meets Weekly on Wednesdays, 2:00-4:00 PM PT, 10/ 11, 10/18, 10/25, 11/1, and 11/8/23, Zoom
To register: https://tinyurl.com/Fall2023CWW
What makes a compelling memoir? We will examine some excerpts for structure, tone and craft. Each workshop session will include time for writing from prompts. Writers are welcome to share their work with the group for feedback.
Writers of all levels may join the workshops.
Alaina Bixon is a freelance writer of personal essays. She has led Inlandia Institute workshops on creative writing, food writing, and memoir. Her company, Tilton Bass Publishing, helps clients launch their books into the world.
Writing and Presenting Poetry in American Sign Language with Ryan Fingerle
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November 8, 2023
Writing and Presenting Poetry in American Sign Language with Ryan Fingerle
(All Levels)
Alternating Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30 PM PT, 9/13, 9/27, 10/11, 10/25, and 11/8/23, Zoom
To register: https://tinyurl.com/Fall2023CWW
Do you want to write poetry but don’t know how? Would you like to express poetry in ASL, but you’re not sure where to begin?
Then come to this workshop! This introductory course is especially created for poetry lovers who want to learn how to write and present poetry in American Sign Language. It’s also for those who want to learn how to appreciate the art of poetry in both English and ASL. All are welcome – d/Deaf, HOH, and hearing – and an interpreter and closed captioning will be available.
In this course, participants will experience both written and visual poetry. The workshop has several aims: to increase the ways you can become more engaged and curious readers of poetry; to increase your confidence in writing poems through text in English and American Sign Language; and to provide you with the support and resources for writing and presenting poetry in ASL.
Ryan Fingerle is a Deaf writer, poet, and educator whose love of words has no boundaries. One of her works, “Stuck in the Middle,” was published in the 2021 MUSE Literary Magazine. She presented her English poem “Connected” in ASL in front of a live audience for a National Deaf History and Poetry Month event. Ryan holds a B.A. in English and Creative Writing, and she is in a process of earning her M.A. from Southern New Hampshire University. She is a private tutor in English and Math, and her 10 years of experience – and passion – is helping her adult students and their families enjoy the merits of both ASL and the English language.