Participants are encouraged to write about any kind of grief and loss—including, but not limited to feelings of grief related to this pandemic (the many losses – not necessary the loss of a person–e.g. loss of community, connection, intimacy, nature–to name but a few). All levels of writing experience welcome. This four-week workshop will involve discussion of in-class readings that I will provide, writing exercises, and an opportunity to workshop your poems/receive feedback from peers and from myself. I will also provide extensive written feedback on your work.

Workshop leader Jacob Scheier is a Governor General’s Award-winning poet. He is currently a volunteer peer-facilitator of support groups for Bereaved Families of Ontario. He has taught workshops on writing about grief and loss for nearly a decade including at Ryerson University’s continuing education program and with diverse communities across Ontario and in the Yukon.

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