JANUARY 20, 2024
1:00 to 4:00
Workshop with ARIEL GORDON

Postcards from the World
A Workshop with Ariel Gordon
Writer, freelance journalist, editor and enthusiast

What?
Wild turkeys roaming the back alleys. Coyotes running down the street. Canada Geese roosting on rooftops. What does it mean to slow down and pay attention to the urban ecosystem? What lives there? 

This workshop focuses on what it means to pay attention to the natural world, to stop and see what's living there. Participants will read and discuss works on this topic, then sit and observe for 30 minutes, taking notes. They will then spend time turning those observations into a poem or the beginnings of a story, which they might choose to share with the group. 

Who?
Ariel Gordon is a Treaty 1 territory/Winnipeg-based writer, editor, and enthusiast. Her most recent books are Treed: Walking in Canada’s Urban Forests (Wolsak & Wynn, 2019) and TreeTalk (At Bay Press, 2020). Ariel is the ringleader of Writes of Spring, a National Poetry Month project in collaboration with the Winnipeg International Writers Festival and the Winnipeg Free Press. 

A literary writer and freelance journalist with a BSc in Biology from the University of Winnipeg and a Bachelor of Journalism from Halifax’s University of King’s College, Ariel also works in publishing as a publicist and event planner.

Where?
A comfortable private home in the Gorge area. Directions upon registration. The workshop will also include time outdoors, so dress warmly.

Address and directions will be sent to registrants.

When?
January 20, 2024 1:00 to 4:00 pm

Registration: $65.
A limited number of sliding scale tickets (ranging from $25-$45) are available for those in need, first come first served. Please enquire during registration. 

PEP workshops offer two fully-funded bursaries for participants who identify as Indigenous and who register by January 13th.  Please let Nancy Issenman know when you register. 

Maximum 12 participants.  
To register, contact  Nancy Issenman (issenman@shaw.ca) 

Subject line: PEP workshop Gordon.
Do not send payment until you are registered with Nancy. She will then send you Planet Earth Poetry’s e-transfer details.

FEE: $65.  A cheque made out to Planet Earth Poetry will hold your place.

Please be aware of PEP’s cancellation policy: No refunds after January 13, 2024.