Mujeres Writing Workshop Series
This year instead of our popular annual Mujeres Writing Conference, we're offering three writing workshops. Because of
the economy, we decided that individual workshops for women interested in writing would be more affordable than a conference .
The first
writing workshop on May 9th will focus on writing poetry. Local poet
and author of Marlene Dietrich, Rita
Hayworth, & My Mother, Rita Marie Magdaleno will facilitate the workshop“The Tapestry of a Poem.” Participants will use the
metaphor of threading-things-together to explore the ways that everyday
experiences can be used in poetry. The concept of our life as a tapestry can
become a rich venue for writing poems. Rita's poem "Embroidering" and
"Kindness" by Naomi S. Nye will offer ideas for entering one's own
writing. The outcome will be two-fold: To find a metaphor that surprises one
and to write a narrative-based poem.
The
second workshop on July 11th will focus on “Writing Unforgettable
Stories.” Author of If I Die in Juarez, and Let Their Spirits Dance,
Stella Pope Duarte is the presenter. The third workshop is scheduled forNovember 7th and focuses on “Writing Grief,” to tie in with El Día
de los Muertos. Rosi Andrade and Elena Díaz Bjorkquist, co-editors of Sowing
the Seeds, una cosecha de recuerdos will facilitate the workshop.
“The
Tapestry of a Poem” will be held Saturday, May 9th from 9 AM to 12
PM in the Mujer Sana Office Building at 811 S. 6th Avenue in Tucson.
The registration fee is $20. Attendance is limited so please register early.
For
more information or to register email sowing@comcast.net. | 
