Writing Vivid Poems with Shoshana Kerewsky
| Dates: | April 18-25, 2025 |
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| Meets: | F from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM |
| Location: | WCC - Foundation Building 201C |
| Cost: | $79.00 |
Sorry, we are no longer accepting registrations for this course. Please contact our office to find out if it will be rescheduled, or if alternative classes are available.
You may have heard that poetry should "show, not tell." In this workshop, we'll explore ways to do this by using our senses, memories, and other personal sources of powerful and evocative imagery that bring our poems to life for ourselves and others. Beginners are welcome! Shoshana Kerewsky, a retired teacher and counselor, has published widely and led numerous writing workshops and classes.
| Fee: | $79.00 |
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| Hours: | 4.00 |
Fee Breakdown
| Category | Description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Course Fee (Basic) | Registration Fee | $ 79.00 |
| Course Fee (Alternate) | Staff rate | $ 39.50 |
| Optional Fee | Kids College Scholarship 5 | $ 5.00 |
| Optional Fee | Kids College Scholarship 10 | $ 10.00 |
| Optional Fee | Kids College Scholarship 25 | $ 25.00 |
WCC - Foundation Building 201C
333 Calluna CourtBellingham, WA 98226
Shoshana Kerewsky
Shoshana has led writing workshops and related groups and classes for elementary schoolers to post-doctoral graduate students and professionals, as well as community members. She is a retired psychotherapist, community college instructor, and faculty emerita. In addition to her social sciences and psychology teaching and presenting, she has taught a range of classes related to academic, professional, and creative writing in multiple genres. She has presented, led workshops, and read her work nationally and internationally. Her writing has appeared in numerous creative writing publications, newspapers, professional journals, professional handbooks, and even a guidebook to ethical travel. Her first memoir received a Firebird Book Award. Locally, she is a Sue C. Boynton Merit Award Winner whose poem currently appears on bus placards. Shoshana enjoys helping writers to learn and then break writing "rules." Students describe the feedback she provides as warm, helpful, centered on the writer's intentions, and sensitive to culture and diversity. She loves to be part of new and experienced writers' joyful exploration and self-expression.Shoshana was a licensed psychotherapist and certificant in human services. She holds degrees in linguistics, writing, counseling, and professional psychology. She was nationally recognized as an educator in her specialty area. She was a board president of the Oregon Psychological Association and Friendship with Cambodia, as well as holding other board roles in those organizations and the National Organization for Human Services.
Shoshana loves to read and write. Her creative and professional writing has been published since she was in high school. She has walked the Camino de Santiago 4 times and recently volunteered in a pilgrim welcome center in Spain. Shoshana loves to attend talks and readings, walk, cook, garden, and travel. She recently visited Japan and is working on her own haibun about that experience. She has seen seven of the world's penguin species in their own ecosystems, and hopes to see an 8th soon.
| Date | Day | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/18/2025 | Friday | 1 PM to 3 PM | WCC - Foundation Building 201C |
| 04/25/2025 | Friday | 1 PM to 3 PM | WCC - Foundation Building 201C |