At the start of 2021, Write Around Portland added this resource and advocacy section as a new part of our monthly e-newsletter. It grew out of conversations with our community, and from our racial equity self-assessment and racial equity plan. It came from our core mission to change lives; and from our values of […]
Being a part of this community has changed me; made me a better person in so many ways. —Allison Specter Dear Write Around Portland community, It is with both an excited and a heavy heart that I write to you to share the news that after 5+ years as Write Around Portland’s Development Director I will be […]
Touch of Life Walking through autumn leaves on a narrow deserted path where silence is allowed. My shadow follows behind me and at times I can catch it walking beside me, because of the trees on every side. Looking down at my feet kept my mind at bay seeing the shapes and colors that captured […]
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 […]
