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My Dear Cousin Is Still An Angel at My Side: The story of a young woman who, at 12-years-old, lost a cousin who was also a best friend
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Tag Archives: Creative Writing
Phoenix Rysing Poets Express Grief through Spoken Word
A creative writing workshop lets Richmond youth address the loss of loved ones to violence, while finding healing and forgiveness through their poetry
“Everything I can’t say, I can write. And then that’s when it comes out.” That’s what Johnae Collins, 16, told Richmond Confidential. Collins is a member of RAW Talent, an after-school creative writing program founded in Richmond, California by Jefferson … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged California Shakespeare Theater, Coping with Grief and Loss through Poetry, Creative Writing, Creative Writing Workshops Focused on Loss and Grief, Donte Clark, Intersection for the Arts, Johnae Collins, Molly Raynor, Phoenix Rysing, Poetry, Poetry and Death, Poetry and healing, RAW Talent, Richmond California, Triangle Lab
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