Sacred Ink: Healing Trauma Through Transformative Writing is an 8-week generative workshop where participants use poetry and narrative to explore personal experiences, build emotional awareness, and transform difficult past narratives into meaningful writing.
DATES: 1 Wednesday. October 21, 2026.
TIME: 10:00 a.m. - noon
FEE: $165
LOCATION: San Luis Obispo Campus Room 4117
INSTRUCTOR: Juan Luzuriaga
QUESTIONS: Contact instructor at jluzuriaga5@gmail.com or 201-681-2972
Class Schedule – Please Note:
Our class schedules may be subject to change. You can view the most current class
status anytime on the Community Programs website. To stay up to date after registering,
please monitor your email, as any changes will be sent to the email address we have
on file.
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Juan Luzuriaga |
Juan Luzuriaga was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, and immigrated to the United States at sixteen. He studied Neuroscience at Rutgers University and Literature at UC Merced, and now teaches poetry in prisons, including California Men’s Colony, as well as at Cuesta College. He is the author of Cotopaxi Whispers (Blue Light Press), with work published in Acentos Review, San Diego Poetry Annual, Monterey Poetry Review, Cholla Needles. He has been featured at UC Merced, Fresno State University, the Cuesta College Central Coast Writers’ Conference, the San Francisco Writers Conference, MoSt Festival, and other literary gatherings. |