Testimonials for a writing workshop given in Hopkinton, MA on June 19, 2014: "How We Heal & Transform Ourselves And Society Through Writing": A Conversation & Workshop with Teresa Mei Chuc
"Being with Teresa Mei Chuc, as she presented her experiences in poems and memoir, at Hopkinton, lead me into another way to know how poetry and writing are that light working through the dark. I've tried to name the pain of violence and war in past recall of family traumas, as I listened to Teresa's beautiful words, her own pain, a war only second hand for me, she opened me to trust my own past and future cracks, they can admit light as well, from "gold", as a "repair" metaphor. This was explained in her story, to describe broken Japanese Pottery. Thursday's talk and Saturday's reading became a further opening for me in my love of using art (poetry) to heal. Teresa's healing is our best healing for future." ----Linda Havel
"Being with Teresa Mei Chuc, as she presented her experiences in poems and memoir, at Hopkinton, lead me into another way to know how poetry and writing are that light working through the dark. I've tried to name the pain of violence and war in past recall of family traumas, as I listened to Teresa's beautiful words, her own pain, a war only second hand for me, she opened me to trust my own past and future cracks, they can admit light as well, from "gold", as a "repair" metaphor. This was explained in her story, to describe broken Japanese Pottery. Thursday's talk and Saturday's reading became a further opening for me in my love of using art (poetry) to heal. Teresa's healing is our best healing for future." ----Linda Havel
"Totally inspiring, reigniting all to the true essence of finding and then sharing life experiences in a profound way."
--collage artist/writer Cathy Weaver Taylor
"I thoroughly enjoyed listening to Teresa read her poetry at the workshop. Her emotional connection to her work shines through and is beautiful to witness. Almost immediately, I felt a connection and was inspired by her. When she called on us to share what we had written, I felt completely at ease with no worries of judgment."--Ginger Gibeault