s teaching the different facets of creative writing.

from 1-3 pm for the Peanut Butter Slam-wich. Ingredients include: Spoken word, silly rhymes, adlib poetry, recited verse, music, art, and fun! Admission is a dollar donation. There will also be donated treats to enjoy. Come share your poetry and creative writing!

-12       6-7yr Tamsen Wacky Words: Write in fun ways, stories, and poetry        10-12      6-7yr       8-9yr Sean Comic Book Illustration: Draw, use color, ink, and create your own comic page          9-12 yr 3hr class  

to sit down with Daya and ask her a few questions about her experiences. AFA: Did you ever write poetry before? Daya: No, never. AFA: Now that you have learned about poetry, will you still write poems after this workshop is over? Daya: Yes! AFA: Why kind of poem was your favorite? Daya: Haiku. AFA: What did you like best about Haiku? Daya: That it di

ok in which I’m not all that interested, but has wise words on how gerunds effect a line of poetry.  This brings me to the fishbowl in front of me.  Inspiring, helping another writer brings things full circle.  There was definitely a time when I was given writing prompts and wiggled too much, but somehow I now prompt others.       Arts for All gives me the opportunity to see creativity in its rawest form, from that of children.  By now the cartoon character kid has killed Luigi, the child removing a month has chosen May because May Day is stupid, and the girl who loves Phineus & Ferb has written something I don’t understand.  They write without limits.  It doesn’t matter if they use passive voice, gerunds, or gobs of adverbs.  They write for the pleasure of it.  A couple of weeks ago I wrote a story about a cow living in my house.  The story tapped into that same raw creativity.  I shared the cow story with my students and their eye opened wide.  I was one of them.  I finally understood how they wrote, again, and it felt foreign like I should have someone there to reign me in, but fortuna