[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 […]