WRITING WORKSHOP INTENSIVE / READING & COCKTAILS
Saturday, August 1, 2026
There is power in uncovering that which lives in dark places to expose it to the light— which also lives under the covers. -Lorna G.
The job of the artist is not to resolve or beautify, but to hold complexities, to see and make clear.
― Toi Derricotte
WRITING INTENSIVE WORKSHOP: 12:00 – 2:00 All levels
Writing Through Grief with Joy As Release: A Spirit, Mind & Body Workshop Being a writer or creative person can feel isolating and the push to solely be “optimistic” can sometimes lead to dis-ease in our bodies as we internalize and hold on to feelings that feel “too heavy” to express freely. In this workshop we will acknowledge the “hard stuff.” Bring your grief, anger, heartbreak, tears and fears! We will write “heart-heavy” poetry and prose that is unapologetic and courageous as a way to access and acknowledge the “gift” of joy as our birthright. We will write collectively as well as intimately in smaller writing circles and independently. We will generate new work using the Tanka, Epistolary poetry list poetic devices as our foundational formats and combine forms to create a new form. Workshop participants will leave with one polished draft.
Maximum number of participants 18 / Email: anastaciarwriter@gmail.com to register
READING AND COCKTAIL HOUR: 3:00 – 5:00
Please join us for an intimate reading and cocktail hour with interdisciplinary educator and multi-modal artist, Anastacia-Renee. Anastacia-Renee will read from Here in the (Middle) of Nowhere (HarperCollins/Amistad) as well as share new work from her novel and new poems.
Cocktail/Social Hour: 3:00 – 4:00 pm
Reading & Q & A: 4:00 – 5:00 pm
This event is funded in part by Poets & Writers with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
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