Weekly writing prompts encouraged you to ‘break’ from life a bit and just write. It’s fun to see what comes out of the brain and heart! —Kari Baher Kari Baher participated in our spring 2021 hybrid online and by-mail workshop at Friendly House for members of Friendly House’s community, recreation and education (CRE) program. Read […]
I think that we are an organization that attracts very heart-forward people—heart-forward people who are full of integrity. —Jenny Chu Interview by Write Around Portland program & operations coordinator, Emily Garcia. Jenny Chu, our Community Engagement Manager, is moving to Denver with her partner, and her last day working at Write Around Portland will be […]
I enjoyed getting together with others and sharing our writing, our thoughts and ideas, all of the creativity. —Venetia Kelley Venetia Kelley participated in our spring 2018 workshop at Home Forward, Humboldt Gardens for Home Forward residents and adults living in affordable housing. Her piece below, “Tropical Yellow,” was published in our anthology A Wonder […]
[This writing workshop] is perfect for surviving the pandemic and being able to utilize all your creative energy and skills, while in the comfort of your home. —Lisa Tarr Lisa Tarr is a current participant in our spring by-mail workshop with EngAGE Northwest for adults, seniors and people with disabilities living in affordable housing. Read […]
I really enjoyed being a part of the workshops! Meeting new people and listening to their stories in their writings each week. —La’Drina Sweeney La’Drina Sweeney participated in our Spring 2018 workshop at Rose CDC, Lents Village Apartments for seniors living in affordable housing. Her uplifting poem below, “At the Beach,” was published in our […]
It was fun to get into my own brain and say what came to the forefront. If you’ve never done [a workshop], I’d say do it at least once. —Pauline Long Pauline Long participated in our fall 2020 by-mail workshop with Friendly House in partnership with Home Forward’s Congregate Housing Services Program—a program that helps seniors and […]
Write Around Portland helped me reengage with the community, during a time when I leaned into my isolation. I felt free to write and express myself with other wonderful writers. My creative side came alive and alongside my Art group; it allowed me to be me. —Myranda Harris Myranda Harris participated in our fall 2020 remote […]
My time writing with Write Around Portland has awakened a renewed burst of creativity for me. —Hasan Chop Hasan Chop participated in our fall 2020 remote workshop at Multnomah County HIV Health Services Center for adults living with HIV/AIDS. Read his poem “Journey of the Mind’s Eye (30 light years)” below. Journey of the Mind’s […]
Featuring work from writers in our 2020 Online & BIPOC workshops Looking back on 2020, we see how all of us have improvised and adapted and the ways we have worked to stay connected with our loved ones and our communities. Write Around Portland’s online writing workshops have been one of these ways, and we […]
Everybody has a story that they want to write, and Write Around Portland gives you the opportunity to do that. That journal helped me bring myself out. —Rebecca Tayvies Rebecca Tayvies first wrote with us in 2015 at Home Forward, Ruth Haefner Plaza for adults living in affordable housing. Her piece below, “Story of a […]
