Building Rituals of Care Through Creative Writing with Brenzy

Student Activities

May 15

In this lesson, Workshop Coordinator Brenzy reminds us of the healing power that creative writing has on our person.

By clicking on the video below, she introduces you to one of her favorite poems that inspired today’s writing activity. Check it out.

Let’s review what was on the video. Creative writing is a form of self-expression that all you need is your mind, paper, and pencil. Writing like any other art form is a tool that can be used to help you process your feelings. The type of poem you will be creating in the lesson is an affirmation poem. Affirmation is emotional support and encouragement.

Let’s get started.

For this lesson you will need a copy of the affirmation poem template.

Instructions:

Print a copy of the poem template/ or copy it onto a piece of paper.
Fill out all of the blank “__________” spaces.
The blue text in the Affirmation Poem Template below are instructions for meditation, you are encouraged to follow those instructions when you are reading your poem out-loud. By doing so, you are practicing mediation.
When done, read it out-loud to see how it sounds. Great job!

Tip: If for any reason writing is not an option at the moment, then I encourage you to record your poem on any digital device with recording capabilities. The goal of this activity is self-expression in the form of writing or sounding out the words.

By clicking on the video below, I would like to share a meditative poem of affirmation that inspired this lesson. Enjoy!

For more art activities visit artworxLA.org. Stay creative!

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Brenzy, Workshop Coordinator

Brenzy is currently a Sociology major at Pasadena City College. At PCC, she served as a mentor through the Puente project, supporting mentees with writing, life skills, and transfer plan workshops. Brenzy also pioneered the Young Curators Program at Self-Help Graphics where she organized exhibitions and coordinated events that included live performance, vendors, and more. Simultaneously, she interned at the Skirball conducting curatorial research, interviewing artists, and doing outreach for their upcoming PST:LA/LA show on muralism. Brenzy then went on to Center Theatre Group where she has done work around community partnerships, recording donor and financial records, and managing auditions. Brenzy served as artworxLA’s Getty Muti-Cultural intern in the summer of 2017. After completing her internship programs, she has stayed involved with the organization, completing zine workshops and special activities with program participants. Brenzy joined artworxLA’s staff in the Fall of 2018.