LitFest presents a reading/writing activity about the body and the narratives, histories, and conflicts contained in our intimate vessels.About this Event
Our bodies feel, move, consume, want, hurt, give, and take. It is the vessel with which we experience life and are seen by others and ourselves. What stories do our bodies hold? What are its desires and traumas? How do we capture how our bodies exist in the world on the page?
In this panel, writers will read from their work that centers the body, through which other themes can emerge, such as sex and gender, violence and power, and trauma and joy. They’ll discuss their craft, process, and philosophy for writing the body and then lead audience members in a body-writing exercise (bring a writing device!).
Readers:
Exquisite Armantè is a writer planted in Atlanta, cultivated at Louisiana State University, and transplanted to a MFA program at Oklahoma State University. Her work has been featured in Scrawl Place, Hobart Pulp, Black Warrior Review, and more. You can find more of her work or contact her at exquisitewrites.com.
Johnathan Drake (they/him) is a queer writer currently living and writing in Oklahoma where they pursue their PhD in English. Their Best of the Net losing (but nominated) poetry is forthcoming from or has appeared in Full House Literary, Prime Number Magazine, Montana Mouthful, and elsewhere. Their poetry often delves into the queer body, gender, and family--both found and otherwise. When not writing, reading, or teaching, you can find them organizing a board game night or testing out a new bake.
Alicia Tan is a writer and editor who has worked in media and publishing for almost a decade. She has held editorial roles at The Today Show, HarperCollins, Abrams, and elsewhere. Her creative work has been supported by Disquiet International, and her chapbook, Catalog / Anatomy, was a finalist for the 128 LIT International Chapbook Contest. She received her Bachelor of Journalism from University of Missouri and is an MFA student at Oklahoma State University.
Robert Warf is from Portsmouth, Virginia and is a PhD student at Oklahoma State University. He has work in or forthcoming in 3:AM Magazine, Post Road, Forever Magazine, Write Or Die Magazine, Bat City Review, and Southwest Review, among others. You can find more of his work at robertwarf.com.
Event Venue
Center for Public Secrets, 573 S. Peoria Ave., Tulsa, United States
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