Upcoming Classes & Events
Unruly, Ungovernable, Unfathomable Poetry: A Workshop with Kyla-Yến Huỳnh Giffin
Register at https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/virtual-poetry-workshop-with-kyla-yen-huynh-giffin.
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
Unruly, Ungovernable, Unfathomable Poetry
What makes a poem, a poem? Who’s to say whether something isn’t a poem? How do you know if what a poem describes is true or false, fact or fiction, and does it matter? Who decides who the poets are? In this workshop with Kyla-Yến Huỳnh Giffin, you will unpack and rewrite the so-called “rules” of writing poems, read work by some of the greatest rulebreakers of poetry, and lean into the boundless and ever-expanding possibilities of poetry by writing poems that defy form, technique, language, societal norms, oppressive systems, empires, and even reality itself.
Writing the Speculative Diaspora with Kyla-Yến Giffin
Register at https://www.mendocinoartcenter.org/workshops/p/writing-the-speculative-diaspora-with-kyla-yn-giffin-feb-28th.
Workshop Description: Every story is a diaspora story, and every diaspora story is speculative. In this class, we’ll discuss perspectives on diaspora narratives and their role in challenging western storytelling conventions, discover the speculative diaspora form and its potential, and explore the speculative diaspora through writing prompts and a collective storytelling exercise.
Through Betrayal, From the Heart: A Collective Writing Intensive
with Kyla-Yến Huỳnh Giffin & Mia Arias Tsang
Sliding scale $30-100 (via Venmo, Zelle, or PayPal)
Betrayal can often leave us feeling as if there has never been a hurt like this before, as if our pain is absolute and siloed, as if there is no way to make sense of the story of how and why the betrayal happened. In this generative writing workshop from Kyla-Yến Huỳnh Giffin and Mia Arias Tsang, open to writers of all genres and experience levels…
What Are You So Afraid Of?: The Poetics of Turning Inward Toward Fear
Sliding scale $5-15 (via Venmo, Zelle, or PayPal)
Enrollment limited to 25 students max.
A GENERATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP
with Kyla-Yến Huỳnh Giffin
Writing the Speculative Diaspora
2nd class date option: Sunday, September 7, 2025 | 3 - 5 PM ET
Sliding scale $30-100 (via Venmo or Zelle)
Enrollment limited to 15 students max. per class session.
Every story is a diaspora story, and every diaspora story is speculative in nature. In this craft talk and workshop, open to all genres, I will….
Writing the Speculative Diaspora
Craft Talk & Workshop @ Table Conversation, Davis Square
Every story is a diaspora story, and every diaspora story is speculative in nature. In this craft talk and workshop, open to all genres, I will….