Our First Gods: Finding the Mother/Father through Personal Writing
Too often unapproachable, unassailable, absent—our parents are our first gods. Are we ready for our parents to fall from their thrones and become not gods (or devils) but the human beings they are? In this experiential workshop, participants will think, discuss, and write about their own parents in the hopes that all will leave with the beginnings of a number of personal pieces, as well as find their way toward more fully knowing their parents. Participants are asked to bring a pen and paper or a laptop computer for in-session writing.
Registration dates:
August 22: Scholarship Donation Day (Learn more.)
August 23: Member registration opens
August 30: General registration opens
Joe Wilkins
Joe Wilkins is the author of the novel, Fall Back Down When I Die (Little Brown), a memoir, The Mountain and the Fathers (Counterpoint), and three poetry collections, most recently When We Were Birds, winner of the 2017 Oregon Book Award in Poetry. He directs the creative program at Linfield College. Go to Joe's website https://joewilkins.org/ or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/JoeWilkins.Author.
