TUES NOV 10
7.30p.m.-9.00p.m.
the LINC classroom, 4th floor, Central Branch, Hamilton Public Library
Can creative writing be taught? Can it be learned? What is the
difference between writing courses for "writers" and for people who
don't primarily identify as writers (e.g. seniors, people with various
health and living problems)? How can this second group of people
benefit from writing workshops? And can books on writing be helpful?
Ellen S. Jaffe will talk about her experiences teaching writing in
schools and community settings, and hopes other people will share their
experiences of both learning and teaching -- remembering that we also
learn when we teach.
Ellen S. Jaffe, a poet and fiction writer, has also written a book on the craft of writing, Writing Your Way: Creating a Personal Journal. She has taught writing to children, adolescents, and adults in schools and various community and health-oriented organizations, everywhere from Fort Greene, Brooklyn to Moose Factory, Ontario -- and including Toronto and Hamilton, and has received Artist in Education and writing grants from the Ontario Arts Council. Her most recent poetry collection is Skinny-Dipping With the Muse, Guernica Editions, 2014. Ellen grew up in New York City, came to Canada in 1979, and has lived in Hamilton since 2000.
