Invisible Kith: Writing Poems About Unexpected Loss with Joan Kwon Glass (Zoom)
Sun, Jan 11
|Zoom
In this single session, generative workshop, we will read & write grief poems about loss to suicide, addiction, violence, accidents, etc. How might we convey the distinct grief experiences of sudden loss?
Time & Location
Jan 11, 2026, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Zoom
About the event
If you have lost someone unexpectedly, you know that this is a specific kind of grief. In this single session, generative workshop, we will read & write grief poems about loss to suicide, addiction, violence, accidents, etc. How might we convey the distinct grief experiences of sudden loss? How can metaphor, imagery & form convey these experiences in ways that empower poetic voice? By the end of this workshop, writers will have at least 12 new poem drafts/beginnings based on new, original writing prompts inspired by writers like Laura Apol, Jessica Cuello, Danez Smith, Siarra Freeman, K. Iver, Erik Wilbur, Nick Flynn, Crystal Valentine & others.
BIO
Joan Kwon Glass is a Korean diasporic author, winner of the 2024 Perugia Press Poetry Prize for her manuscript DAUGHTER OF THREE GONE KINGDOMS & author of NIGHT SWIM, winner of the Diode Book Prize (Diode Editions, 2022). Joan’s poems have been featured or…