Writing about the looks, smells, feels, sounds, and tastes of water can help us figure out how to build poems about water-related social justice issues. Participants in this interactive workshop will create a bank of water-related words to draw from, build poetic images from these words, and then connect these images to together in the service of writing eco-justice poetry. If you're a poet who hasn't written a lot about water yet, you'll be encouraged to enter this thought space. If you're already a water advocate but a non-poet, you'll be encouraged to exercise your powerful voice through poetry. No special experience is necessary, just a willingness to be open to inclusive and creative risk-taking, writing, and conversation.

$20

Freesia McKee, the 2022-2023 Poet-in-Residence at Ripon College, writes about the influence of personal and collective histories on how we experience place. She practices poetry, creative prose, book reviews, and literary criticism. Her work has appeared in Foglifter, Tinderbox, Yes Poetry, and The Ploughshares Blog. Find her at FreesiaMcKee.com.