Midcoast Senior College

Today on Maine Calling - Senior Colleges - Learning later in life

Senior College: Learning Later in Life Maine's Senior College Network offers older students classes across the state

We’re looking for 3 more volunteers to staff the MSC table on Tuesdays at the Brunswick Farmers’ Market in August. Sign up—it’s FUN!

SIGN UP, HERE!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0444AFA82CA6F9C07-64723053-mscfarmers #/

Join Maine Calling on Friday, August 7 for Senior College:Learning Later in Life featuring friends from throughout the MSCN - Maine Senior College Network and our very own Board President, Sue Goran on the panel!

Maine's Senior Colleges are going to be featured on Maine Public radio's "Maine Calling" this Friday, August 7, at 11 a.m. Tune in and join the conversation!
https://www.mainepublic.org/show/maine-calling -the-conversation
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Congratulations to our neighbors at Curtis Memorial Library on their ribbon cutting event today. What a beautiful new lobby space for the community to enjoy!❤️

http://midcoastseniorcollege.org

We’re looking for Midcoast Senior College volunteers to staff our table at the Brunswick Farmers Market on Tuesdays in August and September. Get some fresh air, meet friendly people, volunteer with a friend—it’s a fun gig! Sign up, below…

https://m.signupgenius.com/ #!/showSignUp/10C0444AFA82CA6F9C07-64723053-mscfarmers

MSC Fall I. Course Spotlight:

Study and discuss war poetry that still moves us…

Some of the most haunting and human words ever written about war came from soldiers trying to survive World War I. Their poetry captures fear, grief, courage, and endurance with a force that still resonates today—and this course offers a rare opportunity to explore those voices in depth.

World War I brought profound upheaval, reshaping ideas about duty, heroism, and the world itself. In the midst of that conflict, poetry gave soldiers a way to make sense of loss, uncertainty, and trauma—and, for many, a way to endure experiences few could imagine.

Join instructor Bob Bunselmeyer for British Soldier Poetry Revisited, a compelling exploration of poets who experienced World War I firsthand and transformed it into lasting literature.

Together, you’ll explore the work of Siegfried Sassoon, Wilfred Owen, Isaac Rosenberg, Edward Thomas, Ivor Gurney, and David Jones, and discover how their words continue to move and challenge readers more than a century later. Through discussion and shared reading, you’ll also trace the development of combat trauma psychology, from Shell Shock to PTSD, and consider how poetry can both express and help heal such trauma.

Whether you’re drawn to poetry, history, or both, this course promises a thoughtful and rewarding experience.

If you want to deepen your understanding of World War I, gain fresh insight into the human cost of combat, and experience poetry that still speaks powerfully today, don’t wait—register now for British Soldier Poetry Revisited!

https://midcoastseniorcollege.org/project/british-soldier-poetry-revisited/

What a great day for a ribbon cutting! Thanks to all who joined us for this special event hosted by our good friends at Brunswick Downtown Association. We love our community!❤️



Photo credit: Jim Marshall