BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Lewis & Clark//NONSGML v1.0//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20130310T100000 RDATE:20130310T100000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20131103T090000 RDATE:20131103T090000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131109 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131110 LOCATION:Writers' Dojo\, 7518 N Chicago Ave\, Portland SUMMARY:(NWI) Memoir: 100 Tricks DESCRIPTION:Writing chapters from one's life story can produce gifts for family\, and an important record of community life. In this workshop\, we will read short passages from a variety of voices reflecting on lessons learned from life encounters\, including \;prompts from the book\, 60\;100 Tricks Every Boy Can Do: How My Brother Disappeared (http://tupre ss.org/books/100-tricks-every-boy-can-do)\, by Kim Stafford (Trinity Univ ersity Press\, 2012). The book tells hard stories with a light touch\, by focusing on episodes of mystery and illumination. We will use these pas sages as prompts for our own writing\, leading to a gathering of short li fe chapters for further reflection and revision over time. No experience necessary\, but a willing heart. This course is part of the \;Docume ntary Studies Certificate Program (https://graduate.lclark.edu/programs/c ontinuing_education/certificates/documentary_studies/)Northwest Writing I nstitute (https://graduate.lclark.edu/programs/northwest_writing_institut e/) \;classes are offered to teachers\, counselors\, parents\, vetera ns\, and all community members interested in the power of stories to help us understand and practice human connections for the good of all.   \;Past participants are saying…"Loved it! I love Kim's style and respec t for each individual. He has a wonderful way of treating everyone as tho ugh he or she is important and has something of value to offer.""This is the best writing instruction I have had. I would love to do it again!""I loved it! This class has given me so many ideas for my own classroom." C ourse Details &\; RegistrationDate: \;Saturday-Sunday\, November 9 -10\, 2013Time: \;9 a.m.-5 p.m. \;Instructor: \;Kim Stafford\ , PhDDegree-applicable credit: \;LA 630/WCM 610\, 1 semester hour\, $704Continuing education credit: \;CELA 810\, 1 semester hour\, $350 Noncredit: \;$250\, includes 15 CEUs/PDUsRegistration for this ev ent is now closed.To ensure your place and to avoid cancellation due to i nsufficient enrollment\, please register no later than two weeks before y our course or workshop is scheduled to begin. \; About the Instructo rKim Stafford (https://graduate.lclark.edu/faculty/members/kim_stafford/) \;is the founding director of the Northwest Writing Institute at Lew is &\; Clark College\, and the author of a dozen books of poetry and p rose\, including \;100 Tricks Every Boy Can Do: How My Brother Disapp eared \;(a memoir)\, and \;The Muses Among Us: Eloquent Listening and Other Pleasures of the Writer's Craft \;(a book about writing an d teaching). He approaches writing as a chance to compose stories we have carried into poems\, essays\, radio commentaries\, blessings\, rants\, p arables\, and other forms of "tikkun olam\," the healing of the world.New workshops and trainings are added to our calendar regularly. For the lat est on professional development related to your specific interests\, sign up for our mailing list! (https://lclark.tfaforms.net/4735441) X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Writing chapters from one's life story can produce gifts for family\, and an important record of community life. In this workshop\, we will read short passages from a variety of voices reflecting on lessons learned from life encounters\, including \;prom pts from the book\, \;100 Tricks Every Boy Can Do: How My Brother Disappear ed\, by Kim Stafford (Trinity University Press\, 2012). The book tells hard stories with a light touch\, by focusing on episodes of myste ry and illumination.
We will use these passages as prompts for ou r own writing\, leading to a gathering of short life chapters for further reflection and revision over time. No experience necessary\, but a willi ng heart.
This course is part of the \;Documentary Studies Certificate Program
Northwest Wri ting Institute \;classes are offered to teachers\, counselors\, p arents\, veterans\, and all community members interested in the power of stories to help us understand and practice human connections for the good of all.
\;Past participants are saying†¦
"Loved it! I love Kim's style and respect for each individual. He has a wonderful way of treating everyone as thou gh he or she is important and has something of value to offer."
< p class="p4">"This is the best writing instruction I have had. I woul d love to do it again!""I loved it! This class has given me so many ideas for my own classroom."
Date: \;Saturday-S unday\, November 9-10\, 2013
Time: \;9 a.m.-5 p.m. \;
Instructor: \;Kim Stafford\, PhD
Degree-applicable credit: \;LA 630/WCM 610\, 1 semester hour\, $704
Noncredit: \;$250\, include s 15 CEUs/PDUs
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