Life Writing
In this course, we'll focus on different themes, central to our lived experience of the world. Themes will include gratitude, adversity, happiness, and courage. Instructor Ari Satok will start each class by bringing in a variety of artistic reflections on that theme (quotes, cartoons, songs, photographs, paintings) to spark discussion among the group. The discussion will be followed by a short writing lesson, after which participants will be assigned a prompt to write on, focused on their personal experiences. Participants will write on the prompt, and will have ample opportunities to share their writing with fellow classmates. Through this workshop, participants will not only have the opportunity to write about their lives, but also to forge community with others on the basis of personal storytelling.
Services for Older Adults is partially funded by Coordinated Outreach Library Services aid from the New York State Education Department, administered by the State Library’s Division of Library Development. All programs are sponsored by Brooklyn Public Library’s Department of Outreach Services.
In this course, we'll focus on different themes, central to our lived experience of the world. Themes will include gratitude, adversity, happiness, and courage. Instructor Ari Satok will start each class by bringing in a variety of artistic reflections on that theme (quotes, cartoons, songs, photographs, paintings) to spark discussion among the group. The discussion will be followed by a short writing lesson, after which participants will be assigned a prompt to write on, focused on their personal experiences. Participants will write on the prompt, and will have ample opportunities to share their writing with fellow classmates. Through this workshop, participants will not only have the opportunity to write about their lives, but also to forge community with others on the basis of personal storytelling.
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