INSTRUCTOR: Sarah Gajkowski-Hill
TIME: Saturday, July 29, 1:00–4:00 p.m. CST
PRICE: Early bird price: $45 for members, $60 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Monday, July 24. After Monday, July 24: $55 for members, $70 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a scholarship here.
LOCATION: Writespace, 1717 Michigan St, Houston, TX 77006 (map)
LEVEL: All Levels
CAP: 15
It is more important than ever, post-pandemic and in a sometimes bleak and tragic world, to write in order to heal ourselves – of anxieties, of illness, of pain. Only by confronting our darkest moments can we come out the other side. Sarah Gajkowski-Hill will lead a workshop that unabashedly confronts the darkness in our own lives and moves us through suffering, resulting in beautiful, honest poetry. We will look at some of history’s most unflinching dark works of literature and use the established stages of grief as a compass. Together, we will read, write, share, and triumph over darkness.
Sarah is the author of The Job Poems, based on the Biblical Job. She is also anthologized in Connoisseurs of Suffering: Poetry on the Journey to Meaning.