We all have stories that have been passed through our family lines and are laden with rich lessons about survival and creative expression. Through a series of generative writing prompts and discussion of poems that engage African-American ancestral narratives, poet and audio storyteller, Sojourner Ahebee, will guide workshop participants in identifying a single ancestral story that’s been important to their family or their family’s way of life, and support participants in generating a narrative poem to hold this precious story.

Poet, journalist, and audio storyteller Sojourner Ahebee archives moments of intimacy between Black women. She writes about insecurity of historical archives & insecurity as a feeling that connects us to our most powerful desires. Her work has appeared in The Atlantic, NPR, The Academy of American Poets, MSNBC & on your grandmother’s radio. A Watering Hole Fellow and the  recipient of the MacDowell Colony creative writing fellowship, her debut poetry chapbook, "Reporting from the Belly of the Night," was released in 2017. 

This workshop is limited to 15 participants. Register today to secure your spot!