Time: Saturday, November 16, 2013, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Place: Covenant Presbyterian Church
2439 McGregor blvd., Fort Myers, fl 33919
Speaker Dr. Sidney b. Simon
Topic: Getting clear on why i write.
What do I consider worthwhile writing about?
Some tools for figuring it out.
Dr. Simon’s thirteenth book is his book of poems about people growing old in a mythical condo in Florida. The first twelve were important contributions to his work as an internationally known pioneer in Psychological Education. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and conducted acclaimed workshops all over the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe.Simon began writing poems, short stories and plays as a member of The Sanibel Writers Group. He has read regularly at writers reads and at the open mics on the Island. His poems have appeared in The San-Cap Review, The Mangrove Review and in both newspapers on this island where so many of the poems in this book took flight.
He is also a Theater Critic for the Sanibel Islander, an active member of Art Poems since its beginnings, and for the past ten years, the Chairperson and Master of Ceremonies of First Friday Stories for Grownups at the Sanibel Library. Simon even found time to perform in A. R. Gurney’s play, Love Letters, at Big Arts on Sanibel and two of his short plays were presented by the Write To Act group in Fort Myers.
Forever a teacher, Dr. Simon is still busy working to link his many professional and personal experiences into new theories for helping people live more full and less fragmented lives. Stepping stones in that effort led to his books Negative Criticism and Forgiveness and to one of his more recent books, Getting Unstuck. it was that book that took Sidney to a spot on the Oprah Winfrey Show.
Members $3, Non-Members $5, First Time Guests Free.
Gulf Coast Writers Association: www.gulfwriters.org