There are few more private acts than writing, yet activism is a public one. How can we use the power of writing to enact change in the world? How can individual writing lead to community? How can your truth be written to awaken, unsettle and start a movement? Adrienne Rich called poetry “the liquid voice that can wear through stone.” We will study the work of John Green, George Orwell and others who did not hesitate to use their liquid voices to change minds. Writing exercises will put their techniques into practice. This is a cross-genre workshop for poetry and prose writers of all levels.
May 19, 19:00 – 20:30 (Geneva)
Workshop Fees: CHF 30 (Members) | CHF 45 (Non-Members)
Bio: Yun Wei received her MFA in poetry from Brooklyn College and studied at Georgetown University and London School of Economics. She is a recipient of the Veasna So Fiction Scholarship, Boulevard Poetry Contest and Geneva Literary Prizes. Her poetry and fiction appear in over 15 journals, including Adroit, Poetry Daily, Michigan Quarterly and Wigleaf. She organizes Zurich Spoken Word, a monthly open mic. She works in global health in Switzerland, where she relies on chocolate and tears to survive mountain sports. Find her: @thepomegranatewei on IG / yunweiwriter@gmail.com / pomegranateway.blogspot.com
