The Life Righting Collective runs courses to encourage self-exploration through life writing, raises funds for course fees and brings people together to share their stories and grow community.

BIO - GWENDOLYN MEYER

I was born in 1963 and grew up in Cape Town and Johannesburg.

When I was 21 years old, I left South Africa to join a Kibbutz in Israel and, after extensive traveling in Europe and America, I settled on the coast in California. I lived there amongst the redwoods and oaks and above the mighty Pacific for 30 years. During that time, I visited Cape Town often. In 2013 I returned to South Africa to live. For most of my life I have been a visual person, creatively exploring painting, photography and drawing. My writing was always private.

Since my first Life Righting Course in 2022, I have been writing regularly and have taken on the task of refining work and reading it out loud. I am exploring writing both my own stories and those I discover in this richly storied land.

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TANNIE by GWENDOLYN MEYER

Tannie, she speaks Of eating flamingos And skilpad And the fisherman who cleaned The brak spring by the bay A line of men Passing The buckets of muddy water. Of […]