Writing From Desire and Body with LS Nguyen

Writing From Desire and Body offers process-oriented writing practices that stem from our movements and emotions.

In this workshop, we’ll rely on pleasure and pay attention to what surfaces unplanned, using methods aligned with adrienne maree brown’s “emergent strategy”.

Desire and emergence are treated as entry points to making art, which ensures an accessible space for beginners or those who might not consider themselves writers or artists.

Participants will be guided through emergent practice, embodiment, and love as a way of knowing (Audre Lorde) as it relates to creative work.

Bring a snack or beverage, writing utensils, and coloured pencils, and join us from the comfort of your home.

What we’ll exlore

• Engage with writing as an embodied practice, distinct from the established mind/body split
• Understand the basics of Audre Lorde’s seminal essay, “Uses of The Erotic”, and its ongoing role in adrienne maree brown’s “Pleasure Activism”
• Make your own connections to different forms of art and movement towards an emergent process of story-telling