Healing Through Writing

Since ancient days humans have written or sung of their sorrows, their yearnings, their losses, their disappointments, grief, and unrequited love. Through this expression they often have found healing, comfort or meaning. From Rumi to Emily Dickenson, Charlotte Bronte, William Butler Yeats, Mary Oliver and Frank O'Hara, all great writers have written of painful times. Perhaps Shakespeare said it best -- "Give Sorrow Words." In class, you will read and discuss poems and essays by a selection of writers, and have a chance to express some of your own experiences through journal writing, narrative poetry letters, and written dialogue.

Note: Open to writers of all levels.

Course Number: GINT-81497   Credit: 0 units