What does it mean, especially as Asian Americans, to invite Fanny Howe’s concept of bewilderment into our poetics/aesthetics, our writing practice, and even how we approach the day? In this class, we will explore critical and creative texts while paying attention to how uncertainty, the unknowable, and the unsayable might relate to us particularly as writers from marginalized experiences—and the ways we connect with our artistic processes, our aesthetics, our bodies, our histories, our ancestors.

Toward this end, we will look at texts by writers such as Audre Lorde, Édouard Glissant, Tanizaki Junichiro, Jen Soriano, Diana Khỏi Nguyễn, Don Mee Choi, Victoria Chang, and Thirii Myo Kyaw Myint. we will continue our exploration by experimenting bewilderingly with guided writing exercises.

This is a 1-day craft class (3 hours long) on Saturday, April 23rd from 3:00 PM–6:00 PM ET. This craft class is open to all Asian Americans. See the class page for more information!

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