Part of the Teaching Artists Present collection.
Turn your greatest fear into your greatest inspiration using creative writing. In this video, poet and spoken word artist El’Ja Bowens demonstrates how you can overcome your anxieties through writing stories where you conquer them. Face your fears by transforming them with your creativity and the power of the written word.
LeJuane “El’Ja” Bowens (he/him) is an award-winning poet and spoken word artist from Raeford, NC. He has facilitated creative writing workshops for schools and festivals with students ranging from age seven to 50. His mission as a teaching artist is to not only help novice and experienced artists stay creative, but to also help artists use creativity to help heal themselves and those around them.