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Monthly Archives: March 2013
Feedback from participants re: benefits of involvement in Grit Uplifted
When asked during the most recent program evaluation, “Do you feel that you have benefited from your involvement with the Grit Uplifted program?”, creative writing group participants provided some of the following responses: – “Yes, encouragement from other participants is … Continue reading
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Tagged benefits, creative writing, homelessness, London, Ontario, writing group
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PhotoVoice: Change the Picture event – March 25, 2013 @ King’s College
PhotoVoice: Change the Picture is a journey with women who are walking through recovery. Women illustrate the changes in their life since their addictions. The photographs and narratives inspire hope for others in the beginnings of their journey as well … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, art, art show, awareness, community, London, Ontario, personal narratives, photography, PhotoVoice, recovery
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Grit Uplifted Magazine, Issue #4 – CREATIVE WRITING CONTEST Call for Submissions (April 15, 2013 deadline)
The Grit Uplifted Creative Writing Group, in partnership with the London InterCommunity Health Centre and the London Homelessness Outreach Network and with the generous contributions of the London & Area Food Bank, is hosting a creative writing contest open to … Continue reading
Visit Grit Uplifted at the Indie Media Fair at Central Library tomorrow, March 9th!
Come join us for the 8th Annual Indie Media Fair at the London Public Library Central Branch on March 9th from 11 am – 4 pm. Stop by to see us at the Grit Uplifted table between 11 and 2, and check out other great indie vendors and … Continue reading
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Tagged artists, community, creative, creative writing, homelessness, Indie Media Fair, local, London, London Public Library, Ontario, vendors, workshops
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Save the date: Linda McQuaig at Central Library, hosted by LIHC
The London InterCommunity Health Centre is excited and proud to be hosting Linda McQuaig at the Wolf Performance Hall at the Central Library on Wednesday March 20, 2013. Linda is a journalist and best-selling author who has developed a reputation … Continue reading
“Breath” by Colin Nickle
Fearless grasp of sunrise your honeyed polished body longing seraphic muse kissed words reveal tangerine and a herald of wainscot blue early the landscape of your naked flavours saved from the wrong side of virginity guilty the thrust ripped soaring … Continue reading
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Tagged creative writing, London, Ontario, prose, stream of consciousness, writer
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“A Gathering” by Colin Nickle
Supersede me Try your best Hunting is over Quiet the rest Chores to beckon Theories to reap Air in the rattle A red chest to keep Helmet one seeks Bugles and swords Abscond the reasons A wit to afford Truths … Continue reading
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Tagged creative writing, London, Ontario, poems, poetry, rhyme, writer, writing
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“Mysterious Bill” by Harry Kuhn
One day last year, as I waited for a bus, Bill walked by. I had not seen him much for a few years and it appeared his condition was deteriorating. He was a touch over six foot with greying hair … Continue reading
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Tagged creative writing, homeless, homelessness, London, memories, Ontario, prose, remembrance
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Gallery Painting Group of London – March 2013 Exhibition: “A Love Affair with London”
Visit the ARTS Project (203 Dundas Street, London, www.artsproject.ca) during the month of March to view the Gallery Painting Group’s “A Love Affair with London” exhibition, featuring sketches, poems, anecdotal memories, paintings, photos, drawings, collages, etc. showing exactly what people love … Continue reading
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Tagged art, art gallery, art show, community, exhibition, London, Ontario
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Link to new blog by local writer – Show your support and take a peek!
Check out the following blog by local writer and Grit Uplifted contributor Harry Kuhn: http://onehumansinterest.blogspot.ca/