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27 Powers 27 Powers rides on one fierce belief: when we put the truth into words, life swings into focus. Lear Sign up on my list. You’ll be the first to know.

Welcome to 27 powers, the creative writing community hosted by me, Laurie Wagner. A published writer for over 25 years, and a teacher to thousands of students, I offer weekly writing classes in the Northern California Bay Area for beginning and well-seasoned women writers who gather in Alameda, and in Berkeley at Teahouse Studio. I also offer creative writing classes online through my e-course, Telling True Stories and in 2013, Straw into Gold . I also produce the 27 Powers Traveling Writer Series, which brings world-class poets and writers like Ellen Bass, Tony Hoagland, Stephen Dunn, Marie Howe, Dorianne Laux, Joe Millar, Deena Metzger and Philip Gerard to the San Francisco Bay Area to teach, to converse and tell stories. Want to be nudged when new e-courses, live classes and series dates get announced? http://27Powers.org

10/09/2026

Do you feel the call to be immersed in beauty, wonder + soul exploration?

Come join Andrea Scher and I in Oaxaca!

You’re invited to a one-of-a-kind retreat in the enchanting land of Oaxaca. Step into a world of wonder and embark on a journey of self-discovery amidst a vibrant tapestry of artistry and color.

For 5 nights and 6 days, your stay at the beautiful Grana B&B will include delicious dinners, daily group Wild Writing sessions, getting creative with local artisans, and connecting with like-minded women.

This retreat offers you the opportunity to pause, breathe, and connect with like-minded women, while engaging in creative practices which nourish the soul.

Learn more + register here https://www.wildwonderretreats.com/oaxaca/

Moudi Sbeity won't ask you to look away from the hard things.His poetry lives at the intersection of heartbreak and pra...
10/05/2026

Moudi Sbeity won't ask you to look away from the hard things.

His poetry lives at the intersection of heartbreak and praise, war and wonder, grief and gratitude. It invites you into the parts of life we're taught to rush past — and shows you how they can crack us open instead of closing us down.

Join Moudi on Thursday, October 9 for a 90-minute class exploring the spirit of his work: how the pain of war in Lebanon became a doorway into mercy, tenderness, and awe. We'll talk together, then write two short pieces guided by him.

Come listen. Come write. Come home to what's real.

https://27powers.org/moudi-sbeity-live/

You're Invited!27 Powers invites you into an intimate conversation with Lebanese poet, Moudi Sbeity, one of the most dee...
10/01/2026

You're Invited!

27 Powers invites you into an intimate conversation with Lebanese poet, Moudi Sbeity, one of the most deeply reverent and thoughtful poets we’ve had the honor of knowing. Our time together will also celebrate the release of his debut poetry collection, Alhamdulillah Anyway.

Moudi grew up in Lebanon surrounded by grandmothers, cousins, and orchards of olive and fruit trees — steeped from the start in the richness of family, tradition, and land. His poetry weaves through language, homeland, and war, and ultimately the awakening of the human heart in the face of whatever life brings.

During this 90-minute class, we’ll talk with Moudi about the spirit of his work — how he’s used the heartbreak of war in Lebanon to crack open everything he knows about mercy, grace, and wonder. From that place, we’ll do two short guided writes together.

Join us --> https://27powers.org/moudi-sbeity-live/

09/18/2026

What a day on the Nepal Retreat actually looks like >>

Interested in joining James C Hopkins and I and a small group of wild writers this November?

Everything you need to know can be found here https://27powers.org/wild-writing-nepal/

Two ways to create this fall: memoir and poetry ✍If you’re trying to decide between the upcoming memoir workshop and the...
09/17/2026

Two ways to create this fall: memoir and poetry ✍

If you’re trying to decide between the upcoming memoir workshop and the poetry class, we may be able to help you choose.

Choose memoir if: you have a story sitting inside you. Something that happened, something you're still making sense of…and you want help shaping it into a piece with a beginning, middle and end. Tanya’s class is built for that.

Choose poetry if: you already sense that the poem is in there somewhere, buried in your journal pages, and you just need permission and a process to go find it. Susan’s class meets weekly to write together, then shows you how to take that raw material and edit it into something finished. Line by line, week by week, from image poems all the to deciding whether (and where) to submit.

Either way, you don’t need experience. You need to make the time and have the willingness to show up to the page.

One Small, True Thing with Tanya Shaffer — https://27powers.org/one-true-thing/

From Wild Writing to Finished Poem with Susan Vespoli — https://27powers.org/from-wild-writing-to-finished-poem/

Both small groups are filling up. If one of these has been sitting in the back of your mind, this is your sign.

Winter has a way of asking something of us. To slow down. To notice what we've been carrying. To find our way back to ou...
09/14/2026

Winter has a way of asking something of us. To slow down. To notice what we've been carrying. To find our way back to ourselves.

This year, we're offering two ways in.

🏖️ Mar de Jade — December

On the beaches of Mexico, mornings move slowly. The ocean air does something to the noise in your head — quiets it, until you can hear your own thoughts again. This is a retreat built around rest as much as anything else: beauty, writing, and the company of women who understand why you came.

We have 12 women joining us so far, with room for 4 more.

[Learn More & Reserve Your Spot →] https://www.wildwonderretreats.com/mardejade/

🚶‍♀️ Oaxaca — January

Cobblestone streets. Cafés made for writing in. Art that pulls something out of you that you didn't know was there. Oaxaca works on you differently than the beach does — it's less about stillness and more about letting a new place loosen something inside you.

This trip is just getting started, with a few incredible women already signed on.

[Learn More & Reserve Your Spot →] https://www.wildwonderretreats.com/oaxaca/

You don't have to be an artist. You don't have to be a writer. You just have to be ready to go somewhere that gives a little back to you.

If either of these has been sitting in the back of your mind, now's the time — spaces on both trips are limited.

Our fall Wild Writing classes start next week.Women-only Mondays with Janet McKeehan-Medina, Tuesdays with Susan Vespoli...
09/11/2026

Our fall Wild Writing classes start next week.

Women-only Mondays with Janet McKeehan-Medina, Tuesdays with Susan Vespoli, Women-only Wednesdays with Dayna and Thursdays with Lorna French.

Ten weeks of writing together in a small, devoted group. If you have been thinking about it, this is your moment.

Register here :: https://27powers.org/small-wild-writing-classes/

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