Body Love: Erotic Poetry Workshop for Survivors of Sexual Abuse January 9, 2007

Body Love: Erotic Poetry / Writing Workshop for Survivors of Sexual Abuse
at Big Blue Marble Books
551 Carpenter Lane
Mt. Airy, Philadelphia
4 weeks, Mondays, January 22- February 12
7-9PM
$80
pre-registration required
call 215-844-1870 or drop by the store

Workshop Details:
Through a series of gentle and joyous writing exercises we create a safe space to honor our histories and begin to shed some of the shame and fear that block our potential for joy. We celebrate the erotic in all its complexities as we explore body memory and desire. Individuals are welcome to speak directly about painful experiences and/or revel in writing about pleasure. All of our lives are affected by the sexual violence of the media, as well as by issues of gendered dominance that pervade interpersonal and professional relationships. In my workshops, the definition of “survivor” is expanded to encompass that broad range of second hand abuse for all participants who would like to counteract its influence. People with all levels of writing experience are welcome.

About Samantha Barrow:
Samantha is the author of GRIT and tendermembran (Plan B Press). A two-time grant receipent rom the Leeway Foundation, she has been a poet in residence in numerous schools throughout urban and suburban Philadelphia and has been a guest lecturer for the poetry department at Temple University. She has been published in numerous publications and has shared the stage with Alix Olson, Penny Arcade, Dan Savage, Athens Boys Choir, Anne Waldman, and Yellow Rage, among others, and has been featured on LIVE at the Writers House on WXPN.

Official Website: http://samanthabarrow.com