403F Fall 2026 Memoir Writing

In a relaxing and comfortable setting, you will discover the power of the written word to make meaning of your memorable experiences—whether it be growing up in a small Russian community to learning how to ride a bike in a small rural town, from watching a beloved grandmother struggling to make ends meet in the 1930’s to surviving serious injury during the war. Writing experience is unnecessary though you may well find great satisfaction in setting your past on paper. The only requirement is the desire to preserve small moments of your life for your family. In these workshops, a supportive and comfortable environment serves to nourish and cultivate these life stories. From the seeds of memory, a wondrous garden of personal history flourishes for others to admire and appreciate. 

Ron Shapiro, a recipient of Cornell’s Outstanding Teacher Award, has published in NoVa Bards, Poetry X Hunger, Minute Musings, Backchannels, Gezer Kibbutz Gallery, Walt Whitman 205 Anthology, Zest of the Lemon, New Verse News and has also published Understory, a collection of nature poetry.