Over the course of 8 days, I was at the birth of a close friend’s daughter, found out that my friend and I were able to move into the flat we wanted, welcomed in the Jewish New Year and attended the funeral of a student from one of my regular creative writing workshops. It is now the...
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A LETTER FROM THE LOFT
Nichola CharalambouDirector, Creative Writesphoto by http://www.amandaeatwell.com/ A letter from the loft Hello, I hope the summer has treated you well. I write this letter to you from the loft…(pictured here). It’s my mum’s loft, where my books and a whole bunch of other stuff are being stored at the moment. Last month, I unexpectedly had...
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A POSTCARD FROM CREATIVE WRITES
Dear All,I hope you are enjoying the Summer. July was a busy workshop month, both for the Creative Writes Workshops in Muswell Hill and the regular workshops I deliver in Community Centres, Care Homes & Sheltered Housing Schemes. There was a July block of three workshops and a Themed Workshop at the end of the month...
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THE FEELING OF RAIN & OTHER SENSORY EXPERIENCES
It may seem strange thinking about rain while we are experiencing this dry, sunny weather but during my workshops recently, I have been exploring sensory detail with the groups and rain is incredibly evocative – covering all of the senses. The theme has triggered some powerful memories, poetry and descriptive prose. Rain can be very...
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A WEEK IN MAY…
This has been quite a week and I thought I would share some of the adventures and highlights with you…Last weekend, I attended a London Lapidus meeting http://www.lapidus.org.uk/ The Writing for Wellbeing Organisation. The guest speaker and facilitator was Margot Van Sluytman, who shared some of her story about how she came to meet the man who...
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IS THAT YOU TALKING?
Is That You Talking?Original Image by Martine Charalambou, 2000 Hello!In my previous post, I talked about the poem Origins by Imelda Maguire & invited you to write about where you come from. The responses from the groups I worked with were really powerful and there was an interest in the poet and her work. So...
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WHERE DO YOU COME FROM?
We have been looking at the powerful poem below in my creative writing and reading groups recently – Origins by Imelda Maguire. The poem has provoked some really interesting discussions around where we come from and powerful poetry, across the different groups – including my weekly block of three workshops in Muswell Hill and the Care...
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ALONE OR LONELY? SELF INDULGENCE OR SELF EXPRESSION?
Many of us begin our writing journey by writing alone, scribbling in journals or note books. And that’s often enough for a long time. As we grow older, we may find ourselves wondering where we are going with our writing or wanting to continue but feeling a bit lonely scribbling away. Also, when life gets busier...
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HATS – WHO WILL YOU BECOME?
Hello & welcome to our hat gallery!Over the past few weeks, I have been touring workshops with my hats and it has been great fun…I took the hats into care homes, community centres & my own group workshops in Muswell Hill. I themed various creative writing exercises around them, which included memoir, poetry & story. We also used...
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IN THE BEGINNING
Hello!My feet have barely touched the ground this month. It’s good to be back to blogging! I was inspired by a poetry reading a friend took me to recently, where audience participation was encouraged (we dared each other to write and read out our work – it was good to be reminded of what it is...