Come together around the fireplace to share a poem you’ve written and gain feedback from other writers. Poet and U-M Anthropology graduate student Caroline New will lead small groups in which each person will read their poem and have a conversation with other writers about their work. This will be a safe space to share, ask questions, and uplift fellow writers in our poetry community. New writers are welcome!
Limited to: 15 participants
For questions or to request accessibility accommodations, contact Félix Zamora-Gómez at felixzg@umich.edu.
Caroline Harper New is the author of A History of Half-Birds (Milkweed Editions, 2024) winner of the Ballard Spahr Prize for Poetry. Her creative work is rooted in the precarious landscape of the Gulf Coast, where she reckons with love’s potential for violence in the human, animal, and natural worlds.
New holds an M.F.A. in Poetry and is currently a Ph.D. student in Anthropology at the University of Michigan. Her research examines collective narrative-making, ecological imagination, place attachment, and poetics. Her intermedia work have includes sculptures, paintings, short film, translations, and eco-collaborations with musicians and filmmakers.
She has enjoyed teaching through the University of Michigan, Dzanc Press, Gilliam Writers Group, and others.
The Arts Initiative, in partnership with Wolverine Wellness, is launching a series of free art-making workshops for the Take Care AY 2024-25 focus. These workshops are an opportunity to create art, brush up on dance techniques, and other artistic forms. No prior experience is required. Led by local and regional artists, the workshops are open to the entire U-M and local community. All supplies necessary will be provided at the workshop.