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Living After Loss: Poetry for Holiday Time

Start
Thursday, November 05, 2026
End
Thursday, December 03, 2026
Schedule
3 sessions
#1.
Thursday, November 05, 2026, 1:30 PM 3:00 PM (EST)
#2.
Thursday, November 12, 2026, 1:30 PM 3:00 PM (EST)
#3.
Thursday, December 03, 2026, 1:30 PM 3:00 PM (EST)
Location
Berkshire Community College
Spaces left
20

Registration

Non-member – $45.00
OLLI Member – $35.00
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Living After Loss:
Poetry for Holiday Time

Thursdays, November 5, 12, and December 3
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
at Berkshire Community College
In-person only

Holidays and anniversaries ask much of a grieving heart. In this series draw on poetry as a stepping stone, a language, giving a place to land in honoring grief as you gently open to life is being lived in new ways after loss. Each session includes a time of centering, a check in, reading poetry, reflecting and writing and sharing your insights, learnings, vulnerabilities. Everything offered is optional.

Charlotte Nuessle, BSc, is a certified grief educator with David Kessler. She has led grief groups for 3 years. For the past 11 years she facilitated groups in exploring death and dying, as well as groups focused on strengthening resilience and personal development. She retired from a 25-year career in adaptive yoga and developing self-awareness for seniors and elders. Reading and writing poetry has given her a perspective on grief that opened creativity and possibility in the midst of loss.

Cost: $35 for OLLI at BCC members
$45 for non-members

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