House of Words: a Retreat for Teachers

THIS CLASS IS FULL

Participants will convene at the William Stafford Archive to develop clusters of text and audio for use as poetry curriculum units of a day, a week, or more. This will be a journey into the digital and paper resources of the William Stafford Archive in search of primary resources for teaching poetry, ideas, a sense of place, citizenship, and other topics.

Dates: Monday-Friday, July 13-17, 9am – 4pm.
Eight $750 teacher stipends are available.
Instructors: Kim Stafford, Paul Merchant, Doug Erickson
Credit: 2 sh of continuing education credit, CEED/CELA 866, $700

Following the summer program, two William Stafford Fellows will further our inquiry by visiting Oregon schools for writing and inquiry.

Our deep gratitude to the Lamb Foundation for a grant to support these events and workshops.

*Application essay required for admission into the workshop. Please contact Kim Stafford at the Northwest Writing Institute for more information. *

Questions? Call the Northwest Writing Institute at (503) 768-6163 or email krs@lclark.edu.