Writing the Environment: "Through the Garden's Dormant Splendor" with Jane Wong

Saturday, January 27th
2:00–4:30 pm ET

“…Walk
through the garden's dormant splendor.
Say only, thank you.
Thank you." – Ross Gay, "Thank You"

We will delve into the layers of environmental writing, in the face of drastic environmental change and disaster. In our time together, we will generate new pieces inspired by questions such as: what is “nature poetry” and how can we decolonize and decapitalize what this looks like? What is our relationship to nature, to landscape, to place, to ecological history, to environmental justice, to speculative ecofutures? And, how does one's own lineage and experience of the environment echo one’s formal enactments on (and beyond) the page?

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, January 7th.

REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS NOW CLOSED.

SCHOLARSHIP applications are now closed.

FACULTY:

Jane Wong is the author of the memoir Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City (Tin House, 2023). She also wrote two poetry collections: How to Not Be Afraid of Everything (Alice James, 2021) and Overpour (Action Books, 2016). A Kundiman fellow, she is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize and fellowships and residencies from the U.S. Fulbright Program, Harvard's Woodberry Poetry Room, Artist Trust, Hedgebrook, UCross, Loghaven, the Barbara Deming Memorial Fund, and others. An interdisciplinary artist as well, she has exhibited her poetry installations and performances at the Frye Art Museum, Richmond Art Gallery, and the Asian Art Museum. She grew up in a take-out restaurant on the Jersey shore and is an Associate Professor at Western Washington University.