About

About 9 Creative Lives Studio

Welcome to 9 Creative Lives Studio! We offer poetry writing and public speaking classes to kids, teens, and adults. We’re based in Vancouver, BC Canada, but many of our classes are online.

This independent studio was founded by teacher, writer, and performer Christine Bissonnette with the goal of turning on its head the idea that there’s a ‘proper’ way to write or public speak, and to support students to allow their imagination, life experience, and insight to shine through in a genuine way — whether they’re approaching a blank page, or stepping onto a stage to speak.

All classes and programs offered through this studio feature the delights of writing, speaking, and reading poetry at their centre.

“A mind that is lively and inquiring, compassionate, curious, angry, full of music, full of feeling, is a mind full of possible poetry.” – Mary Oliver, A Poetry Handbook

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Online Poetry Writing Classes

Speech Arts
Classes for kids

Public Speaking Classes for Adults


Learn more about owner/teacher, Christine Bissonnette

Hello! My name is Christine and I am passionate about unleashing the creativity of my students through student-centred and mindfulness-focused instruction.


Registered Business with BC.