Part of The Poetry Society of New York's Weekly Virtual Workshop Series.

With poet Ananda Naima González!

With so much chaos swirling about us in the present, perhaps casting a compassionate eye on the past offers us the gift of uncovering a heavy, pulsing truth. Maybe if we glance over our shoulders at our poetic beginnings, we might better uncover the essence of our shared existence. In this workshop, we will chase mythic starts and read creation poems as a form of medicine, allowing the language that births worlds and sculpts gods to guide us into new realms of understanding and writing. Together, we will dive into the lyricism of Rachel B. Glaser and Clarice Lispector, alongside the trembling power of The Popol Vuh, The Epic of Gilgamesh, and Cherokee myth as we venture into the sacred territory of fresh planets, first breath, and the rise of light.

About the Instructor: Ananda Naima González is a writer, educator, multidisciplinary artist, and performer residing in Harlem, NY. She carries a BA and an MFA from Columbia University, in poetry and fiction respectively, and has taught at both Columbia and Gotham Writers Workshop. Her words have appeared in BOMB, McSweeney’s, Catapult, Apogee, The Southern Review, Bellingham Review, Lampblack, Waxing & Waning, and Twin Bird Review. She has been a finalist for awards granted by Gulf Coast Journal, LitMag, Indiana Review, and SmokeLong Quarterly, among others. Her mission is to honor the inherently sacred ritual of living. In addition to writing, she is also a professionally trained dancer and an accomplished choreographer and filmmaker.

* *This workshop will take place on Zoom.**