Taking on a club and figuring out which to join can come as a difficult thought for some people. However, it isn’t anything to be scared of – finding clubs that suit you is all about what you’re personally interested in and what’s open for you.
Meeting afterschool on Mondays in B180, the Creative Writing Club is a place to let your creativity and imagination flow onto the paper – a place where you can be who you are and express yourself through writing poetry and other forms of literature.
“You can come at any point, generally speaking, of any ability,” Creative Writing Club sponsor Jacob Schaefer said. “I have never told anyone, ‘Man, that’s a really bad poem.’”
Thinking you’re not creative enough and overall shying away from the club aren’t fears you should be afraid of when it comes to joining this club. Although criticism is part of the club, all of it is constructive, intended to improve members’ writing.
“Whenever we get together, we like to share our work with each other in order to make sure that the intended message is the message that their reader heard.” Mr Schaefer said, “Creative writers have something to say, and we want to make sure that it is clear what you’re saying.”
Beyond analyzing each others’ works, members are challenged to explore past the boundaries of their traditional writing styles and subjects.
“Once you have already shared and are looking to grow, oftentimes I will ask the group to write something new based on an author or a poet, something interesting or cool that they did,” Schaefer said, “We want to kind of mimic that in a way that is helpful and helps us grow as a writer.”
Having a creative outlet to be able to have and come to is a necessity that most aren’t able to access. Members gain so much from joining this club – having space for their imagination, peers who love writing that surround you, and most importantly, a supportive environment that’s there for you no matter what level you join at.
