Class Title: Dear Mother Instructor: Lorraine Mejia-Green Class Term: We are not accepting any more enrollments for Lorraine's class; the class has started. Synopsis As Mother's Day approaches, come be inspired to write poems about your mother in this three-unit course. Class Description Mothers are usually our first love, and poets for centuries have written about their mothers. Using "mother poems" from master poets throughout the ages, Lorraine Mejia-Green will help inspire you to write poems of your own; you will leave this class with many more ideas to continue your writing. You'll work in an online classroom (a Yahoo group), with personal comments from me via email (if you request this). The class will use a book commonly available at most libraries, as well as poetry found online. All writing levels welcome. Outline Unit 1: Remembering Mother—poems about the most vivid and most important memories of our mothers. Unit 2: What Mother Taught Us—poems about how our lives have been impacted by our mothers, what she taught us, what we treasure because of her. Many different types of poems will be explored. Unit 3: Odes to Mother—poems paying tribute to our mothers. Student Skills, Equipment, and Time Required All writing levels welcome. Basic Internet and computer skills needed, as well as ability to access Yahoo Groups. Time required: 2-5 hours per week (students can, of course, put in more hours, as reading and writing poetry is wonderful and if you have more time for it, that's great! Tuition/Fees for this course SCN members: $96. Non-SCN members: $120. Instructor Bio Born in Minnesota to a Mexican Mother and German American father, Lorraine Mejia-Green became a marathon runner, flamenco dancer, artist, editor, librarian, educator, poet, author, and storyteller. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing and an MLS in Youth Librarianship. Lorraine Mejia-Green's poems have won several awards, and have appeared in anthologies such as Between the Heart and the Land/Entre el corazón y la tierra: Latina Poets of the Midwest and in literary journals including Willow Springs, Inkwell, and Calyx. She has taught poetry classes to children, teens, and adults all around the country. Visit her website.