Winter Term Writing Classes to ignite your creativity

Develop a Writing Ritual FREE trial sessions happening next week.

Hello,

It’s been a busy start to the year and so I'll be brief with this first email of 2024. I have three classes coming up this term. Learn about them below. It’s going to be an enlivening term, full of meaningful conversations and rich explorations, and I can’t wait to get started! Sliding scale and scholarship options available.

1. Develop a Writing Ritual - Writing Group (online)

Yearning to write a book of poetry, a novel, a screenplay, or set up a regular journalling practice? These sessions are here to support you to achieve your goals and move through the blocks to your creativity. This program is inspired by ‘The Artist’s Way’.

Free intro classes:

  • Monday, Jan 8th at 6:30pm PST —  REGISTER

  • or Wednesday, Jan 10th 2024 at 1:30pm PST — REGISTER (join the waitlist for this one, and I’ll do my best to get you a spot).

Winter Term starts January 15th. 2 classes a week to choose from.

2. Embodied Poetry: 8-Week Writing Workshop (online)

Unleash the writer that lives within you. Learn to write poetry that is truly inspired by the breath, and by the unlimited capacity of your imagination.

In this workshop you’ll:

  • reflect deeply on your relationship to the world around you,

  • explore how to use expressive language to enhance and define your experience,

  • notice the relationship between poetry and the body,

  • read poetry by poets from around the world,

  • and implement a weekly writing ritual that is both nourishing and joyous.

When: Tuesdays, January 16th – March 12th, 2024 (no class Feb 13th) from 6-8:30pm PST. Online. 6 participants max.

Early Bird rate: $30 CAD off until January 8th. Use the code WRITE2024 at the check out.

3. Voice into Poetry: 6-Week Expressive Writing & Performance Series (online)

How do you feel about about having a voice? In this series, you’ll reflect on how you’ve used your voice throughout your life, and then (with the support of your breath) you’ll turn those reflections into a series of poems. There’s room for dreaming here. You can use this series to envision new ways of experiencing your voice’s sound, power, and resonance.

These poems will not just live on the page. You’ll be speaking them out loud (for yourself or for the group), and inquiring into what it means to speak and share your voice with the world.  

Different theme and performance focus each week. Themes include: silence, apology, assertiveness, and delight.

When: Tuesdays, January 30th - March 12th 2024 (no class Feb 13th) from 12:45-3pm PST. Online. 6 participants max.

Early Bird rate: $15 CAD off until January 15th. Use the code WRITE2024 at the check out.

Some extras:

  • Thank you to everyone who has shared a testimonial about my classes! Your words put such a huge smile on my face and I am very grateful.

  • My performance poem ‘Rise’ has been featured by CreativeMornings. Check it out here and listen to the audio here.

  • Curious to learn more about me? I did a proper introduction on Instagram.

  • Last year, I was featured in episode 1 of the Heal Through Poetry Series, funded by Telus StoryHive and directed by Garima Soni. View the episode.

Questions about the above classes? Don’t hesitate to reach out. Email [email protected]

Thank you for your support,
Christine Bissonnette

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