Strong House Inn is proud to present a Creative Writing Workshop with award-winning writer @Elayne Clift October 18 - 20, 2013 BREAKING SILENCE: WRITING OUR WAY TO THE TRUTH OF OUR LIVES “What would happen if just one woman told the truth about her life?” That simple question, posed by poet Muriel Rukeyser, became iconic in the 1970s, when women writers of the “Second Wave” first began telling their stories openly and honestly. Rukeyser’s answer to her own question was “The world would split apart.” Beginning with an evening talk about the history and meaning of women’s diaries, journals and memoirs, we will explore the enforced silence of “good girls and fine ladies” that kept women marginalized and invisible for centuries -- until a few brave souls among them put pen to paper, which they have done (often surreptitiously) throughout history. Their courage and musings inspired others, including such 20th century writers as Virginia Woolf, May Sarton, Alice Walker, Gloria Steinem, Sharon Olds, Sylvia Plath and a host of others. What will these women inspire in us as we break our own silence in order to tell some truths about our lives (without going down any dark rabbit holes)? Short readings and writing prompts will get the juices flowing and an advance reading list will be provided for those who want to explore this topic more deeply. Come prepared to be surprised by what you remember, reflect upon, write, laugh about, and share. * Elayne Clift, M.A. a Vermont Humanities Council Scholar, is an award-winning writer and journalist and an adjunct lecturer in Literature and Gender Studies. Her work has been widely anthologized and appears in numerous publications internationally. A regular columnist for the Keene (NH) Sentinel and the Brattleboro (Vt.) Commons, and a reviewer for the New York Journal of Books, she has written for Women’s Media Service, Vermont Magazine, The Christian Science Monitor and many other publications. Her latest book and first novel, Hester’s Daughters, a contemporary, feminist retelling of The Scarlet Letter, was published in 2012. For more information, please visit elayneclift. All inclusive Retreat Package Includes: 2 nights lodging, 2 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 1 afternoon tea, 2 light dinners and teacher fee for $325 per person based on double occupancy or $400 single occupancy. Register today to save your space 802-877-3337 Strong House Inn 94 West Main Street Vergennes, VT 05491 802-877-3337 stronghouseinn innkeeper@stronghouseinn
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