Writing & Literature

Comparative Poetic Literature: East and West -
Fee: $85.00
Item Number: 35175
Dates: 5/2/2025 - 5/23/2025
Times: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Days: F
Sessions: 4
Building: OLONL
Room: Online - Req Class Meetings
Instructor: Damon Hansen

Embark on an exploration of poetry, delving into the works of renowned American, British, and Chinese masters. Traverse continents and centuries, uncovering the unique voices and styles that shaped poetic traditions across the globe. Organization is thematic with each day sampling works that touch on love, sanity, cosmos, war/peace, god and more.

(1) Analyze and compare the formal structures, thematic concerns, and cultural contexts of Eastern and Western poetry.

(2) Develop critical reading skills to dissect poetic language, imagery, and symbolism.

(3) Improve confidence and ability in the art of poetic reading by exploring tone, posture, vocal projection and more.

Various traditional structures and forms such as villanelle, sestina and others will be examined. Knowledge of Mandarin not required as poems will be studied and questioned in translation by Pu tong Hua.

Storytelling as a Powerful Tool for Nonprofits -
Fee: $45.00
Item Number: 40239
Dates: 5/27/2025 - 5/27/2025
Times: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 1
Building: OL004
Room: Bremerton Bldg 4, Room 111
Instructor: Sarah Lee

This Course is offered as a Hybrid. Students can come live in person, or join via Zoom

Storytelling is a powerful tool for nonprofits to engage audiences, evoke emotions, and drive action. In this workshop, participants will learn the fundamentals of storytelling and how to apply them effectively to convey the mission, impact, and needs of their organization. Through interactive activities and discussions, attendees will gain practical skills to craft compelling narratives that inspire support and create lasting connections with stakeholders.

Sarah Lee has over 30 years of experience securing and administering charitable, corporate, and government grants. Some of the results she has achieved include: increasing grant revenue for one organization from $100,000 to $50 million in 4 years; creating and raising $6 million for one of the first charitable funds in the nation that is linked to a government entity; assisting small nonprofit entities to develop funding strategies; and developing the Smilemobile, which has provided dental care to children from low-income families statewide for over 30 years.

As former director of a corporate foundation, charitable fund advisor, and developer of government grant programs, she also brings a deep understanding of what grantors are looking for. She has extensive communications experience, having served as press secretary for a U.S. Congressman, as director of an external affairs division, and as a public affairs consultant specializing in crisis management for manufacturers worldwide.

Modern Philosophy for Fun -
Fee: $119.00
Item Number: 44162
Dates: 6/9/2025 - 6/25/2025
Times: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Days: M W
Sessions: 6
Building: OL004
Room: Bremerton Bldg 4, Room 121
Instructor: Thomas Delcour-Paolino

Explore the impact of influential philosophers, tracing the development of western thinking through history as you navigate a philosophically examined life, connecting philosophical wisdom to modern ideas.

Each class session focuses on a different key area or philosopher of the modern era:

1. Intro / Fundamentals of Analytic Philosophy / Descartes / Queen Christina

2. Rationalism / Spinoza / Leibniz / Pufendorf

3. Empiricism / Newton / Locke / Berkeley / Hume

4. Kant

5. Hegel / Political Philosophy

6. Modernity / Philosophy Game

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