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 […]