A furious Blooming: Writing Into grief with bushra rehman

Sunday, December 3rd
2:00–5:00 pm ET

When mothers are planted,
daughters begin a furious blooming.

Initiation, Kamilah Aisha Moon

Grief leaves us speechless, throws us into the depths of silence. There are never the right words to say to those who are grieving. Or to explain to others the depths of our own grief. Grief is a door we are pushed through into a new world, a world we must live in. We are never the same. How do we write from these new selves? How do we find words to express the mystery of death which is the mystery of life? How can we lean into our writing practice to not only survive the storms of grief, but also the storms that are unleashed in those who we grieve alongside? How have writers before us grappled with grief? In this workshop, students will find inspiration from writers who have broken through the boundary of wordlessness, and join each other in our grief journeys, if only for a moment. We will write of our own grief, side by side, and not so alone. 

eligibility:

This craft class is open to all writers of color. The non-refundable tuition fee is $50. This class will be held over Zoom. There are scholarship spots available, and the applications are open through Sunday, November 12th.

Registration for this class is now closed

FACULTY:

Bushra Rehman’s novel, Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion, is a modern classic about what it means to be Muslim and queer in a Pakistani-American community. Roses was noted as a Best Book and Editor’s Choice by The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, People Magazine, Good Morning America, and Ms. Magazine among others. Her first collection of.dark comedy, Corona, was chosen by the NY Public Library as one of its favorite books about NYC. She’s co-editor of Colonize This! Young Women of Color on Today’s Feminism and author of the collection of poetry Marianna’s Beauty Salon.