Dangerous Lexicons of Sex, Gender & Politics

The state demands our “legal sex”, suggesting the inverse must exist: unlawful sex. Language shapes our reality by codifying gender and sex — dictionaries recognize emergent vocabularies, diagnostic manuals outline rigid definitions, and new laws spell out restrictive realities. However, this language engenders lethal consequences, persisting across decades, cultures, and locales. This poetry workshop is open to all experiences. Participants will study work from BIPOC and LGBTQ+ poets as we confront historical, legal, and found texts.

Radically Tender

Embracing our own softness can feel impossible in a world which tells us we must develop hardness in order to survive. How can we allow ourselves to find the power in tenderness, in softness? This workshop explores the capabilities of tenderness, focusing on self-care and communal care, through writing exercises and group dialogue. This workshop is discussion-based and ideal for beginner writers.

Dinétics

A workshop for Diné and Indigenous students that reimagines poetry outside Western contexts. Students will be asked to write poetry through the lens of Indigenous epistemology and methodology.