‘Creative Wellspring’ Series

Liz Arneth will lead the first session of a new workshop series, “Creative Wellspring,” January 18 at 9:30 am in the meeting room of the C.H. Booth Library.

The series of workshops for women addresses the question: How do we keep centered?

Ms Arneth will lead a poetry writing workshop in the first of five programs, which will be held weekly on Thursdays through February 15.

“The workshop will be a joyful, interesting way to celebrate a creative spirit,” Ms Arneth said.

The goal is for everyone to go home with a poem of their own as well as a sense of beginning to express their creativity in different ways, she said.

“The only thing a neophyte poet needs,” Ms Arneth said, “is a sense of wonder, a willingness to explore all the facets of your imagination, and feel comfortable about sharing your ideas with other people.” Ms Arneth, a retired high school English teacher, has been enjoying being a discussion leader at the library for adults as well as children. She particularly relished teaching creative writing, especially poetry, during her career.

The inspiration for the Creative Wellspring series is expressed in Ann Morrow Lindbergh’s book The Gift from the Sea, which is “how to remain balanced no matter what centrifugal forces tend to pull one off center; how to remain strong no matter what shocks come at the periphery and tend to crack the hub of the wheel.”

 Participants are asked to bring a journal to keep a record of their experience.

 Register in person at the library or by calling 426-4533.