How do we write about trauma even as it writes and rewrites us? In this cross-genre course, we’ll investigate our responsibilities as writers of trauma and discuss the ways in which we can ethically contextualize our content to readers. Class members will be encouraged to participate in writing exercises related to image, narrative, and rhetoric, but everyone will decide how much writing to share and read. As a safe space to discuss the craft of writing about trauma, we’ll consider the ecotone—that is, the region of transition—between the two genres. Both poets and nonfiction writers are encouraged to apply.