It was incredible how quickly a group of strangers on a screen became a warm group of supportive friends. The dynamic was so welcoming and warm, you did an amazing job bringing us together and making the space feel safe. I hadn't been able to write for months… There is so much to write about now and this workshop unleashed the poetry beast within me. Thank you so much <3 I will recommend this to everyone!

-first-time participant

As someone who does not (did not?) consider myself a poet, I was surprised by how comfortable I felt in this workshop! Hanne is an expert at creating a space where writers can push themselves to access difficult emotions, without placing them in dangerous emotional spaces—and she is an expert at facilitating transitions in and out of those spaces.

-first-time participant

Hanne's workshops are AMAZING!! The space she facilitates has such a warm and generous energy. The material we read was inspiring and engaging, and the prompts were easy to draw inspiration from. The group share at the end was powerfulllllll, and I left feeling a closeness with everyone who was in that space, despite our relationships as near-strangers. I am beyond grateful to have been in this workshop.

-returning participant

Joining Hanne's workshop truly feels like the warmest space I experience virtually, and I am so grateful for her warmth, openness, wisdom with facilitating the space, prepping us as writers to create and share with as much boldness as we can muster, and just overall humor! I love participating in her workshops because it is truly a space for me to just BE, as I am, with others, and to risk creatively and grow in safe way <3

-returning participant

I guess I will call myself a poet now. Every workshop I have gone to [before this] was always a mess. And I am flabbergasted by the work of Hanne! I couldn't stop writing!!!!! The people were amazing!!! The energy, the words!! The good anger!! I have always been afraid, always scared of doing more, of taking more space, of knowing that my limitations do not allow me to be in these spaces often. But I feel thankful to myself that I dared.

-first-time participant

Like sitting in front of a warm fire and sharing our hearts. Communal love and tenderness abound!

-returning participant

i noticed my fear of writing things down and i conquered it! i noticed my fear and hesitation… and i released it! hanne's facilitation, encouragement, and reactions made me feel comfortable and excited. I would love to do it again and have already recommended it to my close friends!

-first-time participant

I felt held and thrown up like a lil baby bird learning to fly!

-first-time participant