Transformative Language Arts Network

You could start the New Year in the company of revolutionaries, but only if you register now! Registration closes tomorrow for this fierce offering from Tasjha Dixon.

Peace and mindful presence await, but registration closes tomorrow for this beautiful offering from Christina M. Rau so don't wait. Claim your seat.

Feeling this from the always relevant Eudora Welty for artists and creatives everywhere:
"My continuing passion would be...
to part a curtain,
that invisible shadow that falls between people,
the veil of indifference to each other's presence,
each other's wonder,
each other's human plight."

Last call to register for either (or both!) of these heartening, restorative, generative online experiences! Class starts on January 7, 2026. They're waiting for you: https://buff.ly/k1txsFB

Who are TLArtists? What do we do? We write, or help other people to write, because it’s the swiftest way to make sense of a world that is often nonsensical. More about us at buff.ly/duvbdPq

Yes! This! "It’s work to be hopeful. It’s not like a fuzzy feeling. Like, you have to actually put in energy, time, and you have to be clear-eyed, and you have to hold fast to having a vision. It’s a hard thing to maintain. But it matters to have it, to believe that it’s possible, to change the world." Dr. Mariame Kaba

People who have experienced Elizabeth Chesla's classes say: “I learned that I can be free as a writer to tell the truth as I know it...”

“Liz allowed us to enter a space of writing with freedom. The responses and engagement from others in the class was nourishing and kind.”

“This class...opened a door that has been closing me off from writing what I feel I need to write but have been afraid to try...”

Generate tiny snapshots of your own life in a warm, generative environment! This 8-week course may be especially useful for people who want to tell their stories but don’t know where to begin.

Facilitator Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg says, "This workshop can help you as a writer and seeker create with greater abandon, awareness, and vision. You are welcome, whether you are a new or seasoned writer, spoken word artist, storyteller, musician, facilitator, educator, healer or health professional, or other kind of change-maker."

Bring your curious heart and join us for this two-hour workshop on January 17, 2026.

From all of us at the Transformative Language Arts Network, we wish you a restful Solstice wherever you are in the world. May you find moments of ease and may your words flow!

(Our graphic features an excerpt from Mark Strand's gorgeous poem "The Coming of Light".)

People who have experienced Caits Meissner's classes say:

“Caits provided a gentle but firm guiding hand that made me face myself and accept and celebrate who I am, warts and all.”

“I thought the class was so gorgeously laid out, with an endless amount of resources to keep us engaged for far longer than 6 weeks.”

Dive in and do some Futurecasting of your own! This 8-week course is for writers looking to confront our broken world with a sense of possibility, to combat writer’s block, begin a new collection, try something out of the ordinary and have some fun!

Facilitator Christina M. Rau says, "Meditate, Move, & Create combines all the things I love—sharing a passion for creativity along with a practice of mindfulness and yoga. Participants get to experience how mind and body work together in the act of creation."