Discover the beauty of specific hermit crab forms that can help us write and love our stories of grief.
What does it mean to write from a wound? What does it mean to write from a scar? There are readers out there right now who need to see someone giving language to what they feel. But even with permission, it can be hard to find our way into a hard piece. In this gentle 2-hour class, we’ll explore five different hermit crab forms that work beautifully for grief writing and take inspiration from freeing, empowering examples. Each participant will leave with the starts of five pieces of writing and inviting ideas for how to continue. There is nothing you need to prepare in advance–come as you are.
Live video conference: This workshop will be held via our online video conferencing platform, Zoom. You can view brief tutorials on using the platform here. On the start date or the day before, participants will receive an email with login info (please check your spam if you don’t see it).
In this workshop you’ll:
- Learn 3 foundational ideas of grief writing
- Experiment with 5 special hermit crab forms that help when writing difficult material
- Claim your stories and their importance
Time requirements
- N/A
Materials
- All reading materials will be provided.
Who should take this workshop?
- This workshop is truly welcoming to writers of all levels of experience. The class will help writers to explore new forms for writing about grief so that returning to difficult material can feel less daunting. We will discuss ways into and out of our grief writing that feel safe.
If you need an accommodation for this workshop, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.
