"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.

This class is a 1-day (3 hours long) craft class on Sunday, December 3rd from 2:00 PM–5:00 PM ET. This craft class is open to all writers of color.

Check out the class page for more information. To see all of our upcoming classes, visit kundiman.org/online-classes.