Magpie Dreams: Seeking and Finding Family through Memoir with Lisa Bird-Wilson
Does a memoir need a theme? Who owns the facts of your story? How does storytelling become a site of resistance? Uncover the power of your narrative through creative non-fiction and the medium of memoir with Lisa Bird-Wilson.
Sunday, February 25: Masterclass in Reading and Performance with Johnny D Trinh
Recognize, appreciate, and develop your distinctive writing voice with Johnny D Trinh. Bring your writing to life with your own voice this Sunday, February 25, 2 – 4:30pm at Kogawa House.
Sunday, January 21: In the Eyes of the Beholder with new WIR Shawne Yukimi MacIntyre
Sunday, January 21: In the Eyes of the Beholder with new WIR Shawne Yukimi MacIntyre
Part art-lecture, part free-writing workshop. Let’s look at historical artworks that feature mixed-race peoples and the messages they deliver.
December Celebrations: QueerAsian Reading this Wednesday and more!
Join us on Dec 6 for a celebration of writing from our QueerAsian circle, and on Dec 14 for an evening of storytelling with WIR Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho.
Blog #2 | Guest Post by Karen Parrish
“In […] haiku I felt my grief was opening into something else and that something was love due to grief, because of grief. Perhaps I’d felt this love all along, with my husband, with our children, our families and friends, but it didn’t feel like just love-love, as beautiful and profound as that is. It felt like a love that was as big as it was because there had been loss, that only through loss could this love be completely seen.”