Upcoming Kundiman Events:
SUCCULENT POETRY: MEMORY AND FOOD WRITING WITH JANE WONG
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH
2:00 PM–5:00 PM ET
In "From Blossoms," Li-Young Lee writes: "O, to take what we love inside, / to carry within us an orchard." Together, we will delve into the intimate sensory memories that food evokes. How can writing about food open up evocative spaces of comfort, family, memory, shared rituals, and desires? How can writing through and about food radically strengthen our communities and open up our creative craft? Along with celebrating and exploring food writing by poets such as Lucille Clifton, Chen Chen, Naomi Shihab Nye, and more, we will write together inspired by delicious prompts. Bring lots of snacks and a beloved vegetable/fruit.
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 15th.
REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS NOW CLOSED.
FACULTY:
Jane Wong is the author of two poetry collections: How to Not Be Afraid of Everything (Alice James, 2021) and Overpour (Action Books, 2016). Her debut memoir, Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City, is forthcoming from Tin House in 2023. A Kundiman fellow, she is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize and fellowships and residencies from Harvard's Woodberry Poetry Room, the U.S. Fulbright Program, Artist Trust, the Fine Arts Work Center, Bread Loaf, Hedgebrook, Willapa Bay, the Jentel Foundation, and others. Her first solo art show, "After Preparing the Altar, the Ghosts Feast Feverishly" was exhibited at the Frye Art Museum in 2019. She grew up in a Chinese American take-out restaurant and is an Associate Professor of Creative Writing at Western Washington University.