June 21, 2024
2-4 PM New York Time | 7-9 PM London Time

What if, like the stars, we go out with a bang, leaving behind particles of light, waves of sound that reverberate through time until our descendants can feel our persistent hum.

Join Q.M. Zhang for this pop-up writing workshop on the summer solstice, as we create our own rituals and practices for “doing” Qing Ming — 做清明. Traditionally a spring festival for visiting and sweeping the graves of our ancestors, Qing Ming is a form of memory work that holds meaning year round. It is a time for descendants to re-member and re-claim what has gone underground: our people, our histories, our humanity.

During this workshop, we will gather to train our senses on the hum of the past. We will reach across time and summon our ancestors. We will write into the past legacies and future histories we carry in our bodies.

Note: This remote workshop is a reprise of the April 2024 Hong Kong workshop of the same name, this time being offered at a time that makes possible the participation of writers and artists in Europe and North America. Creatives in all parts of the world are welcome to join. Workshop readings and writing prompts will be offered in English. Participants are invited to write in any language that feels necessary and urgent for them.

Registration closes June 19, 2024.

All registered participants will receive a Zoom meeting link in advance of the workshop.