During our time together, we’ll read some pieces resplendent in their brevity (thank you, Dinty Moore), talk about what makes them great flash – or not, and spend some time crafting mad flashes of our own.
The Inherent Queerness of the Lyric Essay with Julie Marie Wade
In this workshop, we’ll explore the lyric essay as a genre of wish and risk using (as a guide) texts by four contemporary queer practitioners: Chen Chen, Bernard Cooper, Jaquira Diaz, and Dawn Lundy Martin. As we read together, we’ll identify the invitations, permissions, and prompts these lyric essayists have extended to us and begin writing under their influence.
Awareness is a Time Machine: A Collaborative Writing Workshop
Take a deep breath and travel in time all while never leaving your chair with Nickole Brown and Jessica Jacobs. Get tickets here. Workshop Description: “Time isn’t the main thing,” said Miles Davis. “It’s the only thing.” It’s our most precious resource—while everyone can use it, no one can keep…
Villanelles! Villanelles! Villanelles!: A Villanelle Workshop!
Join poets Beth Gylys and Dustin Brookshire for, yes, you guessed it, a villanelle workshop.
Mimosas & Mocktails: A Poetry Open Mic
Event Description: Reading Queer kicks off a new year of programming with Mimosas & Mocktails: A Poetry Open Mic featuring Caridad Moro-Gronlier. Join us from 1-2:30pm (EST) on Sunday, January 9, 2022. Those wishing to read in the open mic will need to sign up on Eventbrite. By registering for…
Reading Queer Presents “Anything Else Under Heaven: A Writing Workshop” with poet Mia S. Willis
RSVP HERE Description: Poetry frequently offers glimpses of Black and queer joy in times of societal turmoil and uncertainty. As Black creators become increasingly essential to local and national movements for change, participants in this workshop will encounter the bop poetry form created by Afaa Michael Weaver at the Cave Canem…
Wild & Precious Life Series
Dear Friends, Last week, “Zoom Bombers” commandeered the reading, the link was changed and all queer hell broke loose. We apologize for the disruption and this week we’re ready to meet any challenges. If you were not able to attend or access the reading last week, join RQ for the next Wild &…
RQ & Dustin Brookshire Present the Wild & Precious Life Series
RQ & Dustin Brookshire Present the Wild & Precious Life Series
COVID-19 may have radically altered our world, but the pandemic hasn’t altered our commitment to the community. Although we can’t hang out in person, we’ve partnered with Dustin Brookshire to create a virtual reading series to soothe our souls in this time of chaos.
RQ Presents: QueerWrite Your Subversion with Eve Eurydice
Hailing from Lesbos, Greece, Eurydice is a multimedia artist, podcaster, journalist, educator, single Mom, & the author of 3 books & numerous stories & articles. She is currently at work on a memoir titled The Lesbian that tells the story of Lesbian women–a genealogy that spans from Sappho to her great grandmother to her grandmother to her mother to her–& of our Lesbian language; on a nonfiction book titled Speak Sex to Power; & on a novel retelling the story of Eurydice in her own words.
Breaking Binaries: A Writers Workshop led by Clayre Benzadón & Caitlin Andrews
Join Reading Queer, Clayre Benzadón & Caitlin Andrews for “Breaking Binaries”, a writing workshop that celebrates creative possibilities. RSVP here.