2 Tuesdays, November 7th & 14th 

6:00pm - 8:00PM Phoenix MST
Location: zoom
(link will be sent to participants prior to class)

What to expect at a glance:

• one piece of work as well as the ability to write about your lineage through a creative process that transcends genre 
• identity mapping techniques inspired by Diné (Navajo) Clan System you can return to again and again for inspiration
• prompts inspired by Diné (Navajo) Clan System to help you explore your ever-changing identity
   

Course Description:

Join Indigenous poet, Rowie Shebala as she takes you through a workshop series inspired by the Diné (Navajo) Clan system. Rowie will utilize the Navajo Clan system as a template for mapping yourself for organizing your writing. In this two part workshop, you’ll be encouraged to utilize your connections to place and community to construct written pieces with clear ties to who you are and what matters most to you. This course is appropriate for writers of any level across genres who would like to be inspired by Indigenous wisdoms that ask us to consider who we are within the context of where we come from. 

 

 

Your ticket purchase is an investment not only in your voice, but in our literary community. The Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing is dedicated to helping create a sustainable local and national literary arts community. The general rate for our PWS classes is only $25 per hour of instruction. The pay scale is designed in favor of instructors, ensuring that the majority of all ticket sales goes to them. Any additional profit allows us to offer discounts, scholarship seats, and occasionally free educational programs. To inquire about whether or not you are eligible for a discount code, please send an email to: pipercenter.info@asu.edu