Writing is my oxygen; it fuels my self-expression. Through our words we CREATE, through our words we CONNECT and through our words we CHANGE ourselves and our world.
I write to poetry to translate emotions and to see what is woven into me. Through my writing I open up the mysteries of life, to crack them open and share them with others to see.
– Susan Ksiezopolski
BIO
Susan Ksiezopolski, a graduate of the Humber School for Writers, is an award-winning poet. She has published two poetry collections, a writing aide and a writing journal illustrated by Angela Chao. Her work has been featured in several magazines and anthologies, and on-line platforms Since her retirement, Susan has been actively giving back to her community, creating and sharing experiences that fuel a sense of well-being and support mental health through arts based programs.
Susan is a HeartMath Certified Building Personal Resilience Coach ® and founded WriteWell to create a path for wellness through expressive writing
EXPANDED
Susan Ksiezopolski, following her retirement from a 32-year career in the public sector, reignited her life-long passion for poetry. In 2016, she graduated from the Humber School for Writers. In 2018, she founded WriteWell to support organizations and individuals in creating a path to success and wellness by unleashing the power of expressive creative writing.
Susan is an award-winning poet. She has published two poetry collections, a writing aide and a writing journal illustrated by award winning, visual artist, Angela Chao. Her work has been featured in several magazines and anthologies, and on various on-line platforms. She actively gives back to her community, creating and sharing experiences that fuel a sense of well-being and support mental health through the arts. In 2019, Susan partnered with Angela Chao and native flute musician Anthony Barr to create the Feel It! Exhibit Experience, an innovative interactive performance that engaged the audience in exploring their emotions, through poetry, music and art. In 2020 Susan embarked on the production of the Art of Wellness – Creative Path to Mental Health, a short documentary, funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation, Bell and Mississauga Arts Council (MAC), to give a voice to local arts program producers and their participants and spotlight the value of the arts-based programs. In 2021 she was awarded the Arts for Mental Health Award sponsored by Bell and MAC.
She has developed and delivers a wide range of sought-after writing workshops including; Free the Writer Within, Write on the Spot, Write to Heal, Creative Resilience, Liberating Language of Emotions, Emotional Literacy, Write Your Story – Memoir Writing, How to Build Your Writing Habits. Since 2016, Susan has delivered over 300 workshops.
Susan is an associate member of The Canadian League of Poets, a member of The Ontario Poets Society, the Arts Education Network of Ontario, and the Mississauga Writers Group, and also a HeartMath Certified Building Personal Resilience Coach ®.
“Through our words we CREATE, through our words we CONNECT and through our words we CHANGE ourselves and our world.” – Susan Ksiezopolski