Chemeketa Writes Presents: Brittney Corrigan

EMPATHY AND PERSONA IN THE ANTHROPOCENEIn this workshop, we'll look at techniques of personification of both inanimate objects and flora and fauna of the natural world and then give those beings and objects a voice through the use of the persona poem. If the coyote trotting down a neighborhood street at dawn could speak, what would it say? How about the trees burned by wildfire? The stones removed from the quarry to become construction materials? We'll discuss how the practice of empathy can help build a meaningful connection to nature, especially in the context of climate change, extinction, and the impact humans have had on the planet. We'll explore poems on these topics by contemporary poets as well as do some writing ourselves.

We will meet in the Chemeketa Art Gallery in Buiding 3 room 126

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Chemeketa Community College, 4000 Lancaster Drive Northeast, Salem, United States