LIVE via ZOOM: 11am-1pm

Trusting our instincts when it comes to voice and perspective is essential in creating vital narrative. For whom are we writing? What do we hope our stories will achieve once they no longer belong to us? What are we scared of, and how do we find the temerity to push through? If we can construct an imagining of the ideal reader, we can often begin to trust ourselves more, opening up reserves of courage and boldness as we strive to be present for vulnerability and openness and truth in our expression. One of the ways we can court or conjure this ideal reader is to become better readers, ourselves, with wider and deeper points of literary reference. In this generative workshop, we’ll practice reading and writing with empathy and openness, sharpening our perception and giving ourselves and each other safe space to grow.