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A monthly community-based writing series led by Tintas DC that centers Latine, BIPOC, queer, and marginalized voices to explore personal and collective resistance and healing through storytelling
Land, Place, and Displacement: The importance of community and connection to land
Ecopoetics has been defined as the cross between poetry, ecology, and politics. Though ecopoetry encompasses a wide variety of themes, we will focus on land, displacement and the effects of imperialism on the Global South’s ecological realities. During this generative workshop, writers of all levels will be invited to study pieces that tackle land and our relationship to nature through the generations. We will view how the past, present, and future shape our perspectives on communal responsibility with the lens of ecopoetics. How do we grapple with the decay of the world around us while still fighting to preserve our natural resources with our writing? Through writing and reading we can become more informed about environmental justice and how it relates to our struggles against war and displacement.
Adriana M. Martínez Figueroa [they/she] is a bisexual Puerto Rican writer, editor, and sensitivity reader. They hold a B.A. from Iowa State University in Women and Gender Studies with a minor in US Latinx Studies. Their words can be found on Bustle, Tor.com, Boricua en la Luna (2019), Até Mais: Latinx Futurisms (2024), Good For Her: An Anthology of Women's Wrongs (2024), and DC Pride Poem-a-Day 2025. They’ve performed for the American Poetry Museum, DC Improvpalooza, Mexican Cultural Institute, and more. They live in Washington, DC with their husband. Follow them on social media @boricuareads.
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Raíces is a writing series hosted by Tintas DC exploring storytelling as resistance and healing. Each month centers a different theme: from origin stories, to collective healing, to land and displacement. The series culminates in a community showcase this spring.
Tintas DC is a Latine writers group for storytellers in the DMV. Their mission is to share stories that build community. Follow and connect with them @tintas.dc
AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Writing | Poetry Month | ESL / Bilingual Programs |
