CREATIVE WRITING
at the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts in San Francisco
Welcome! CW develops the art and craft of creative writing through instruction, collaboration, and respect. This blog showcases STUDENT WRITING and how to APPLY to Creative Writing.
Tag: community
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During the first half of freshman year I was in a constant state of confusion and anxiety, and I pretty much constantly looked to the more experienced creative writers as examples. But when sophomore year started, not only was I more experienced, but the new freshmen were now looking up to me and my peers…
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Throughout my years in Creative Writing, when I have passed out printed copies of my poems, I have received them back with advice and questions of logic. That is what workshopping has taught us to do! Poems are brought into the workshopping space to come into themselves. So, this past unit in Creative Writing two,…
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Before I joined creative writing, I was in zero active group chats. Now, I’m in two. This number may seem small to those of you group-chat-jugglers, but for an introvert who dislikes a lot of people and doesn’t know what to say to anyone, this is a miracle. My two group chats are “Wiggly Worms,”…
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Creative writing taught me how to notice. How to sit with a line or even a single word long enough to understand what it’s really trying to say. How to recognize when something feels off, even if I can’t name it yet. I used to think writing was about expressing what you already know. Now…
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When I first joined the Creative Writing department, it was halfway through the school year. Right in the middle of everything. I was so lost and out of rhythm. Everyone knew what they were doing, everyone had a route. Everyone already had their buddy, and I did not. At first, I did not really feel…
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As a freshman in Creative Writing, I can already tell you that field trips and wondrous days with your classmates will be some of the most memorable moments you make at SOTA. To mark the end of community weeks this year, CW took our annual trip to Aquatic Park. After everyone had changed into their…
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I enter the room with the big door saying Creative Writing. Emily says welcome to everybody but I have my ears blocked so I don’t hear anything, and a big fog is coming over me despite the fact that there’s sun. So, I sit at the nearest table. Nope, wrong place, so I sit at…
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Year after year, Creative Writing’s Community Weeks culminate in a camping trip to Kirby Cove. Freshman year, the upperclassmen spoke so fondly of the trip that I was more than eager to experience it for myself. And of course, Kirby didn’t disappoint. The sense of community, the stories around the campfire, and the view of…
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If you had told me a week before Spirit Day that I would be cheering on a hamster ball fight between our director, Emily, and one of our seniors, clad head to toe in my least favorite color and essentially drowning in body glitter, I would have never believed you. Yet, that is exactly what…
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One of the most helpful parts of being in the Creative Writing department is the buddy collaboration program. At the beginning of the year, everyone gets paired with someone else, often a senior with a younger student. It’s designed mostly for freshmen, since coming into a new department can feel overwhelming, and having someone older…
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