Motherish Work: A Generative Writing Space for Mothers / Caretakers

Coming again soon! Stay tuned.

Part grief ritual, part act of reclamation, part joyful gathering—in this space, we will explore the complexities, constraints, and collective triumphs as writer parents operating within a patriarchal system, addressing themes as they emerge, such as invisible labor and the equitable redistribution of it, the erotic, interdependent systems, and mothering as movement.

This will be both a connective and generative space, where we will draw from the work of Angela Garbes, Krys Malcolm Bec, Adrienne Rich, Maggie Nelson, Chloé Cooper Jones, Camille T. Dungy, and others to co-create an intimate, restorative space where we may attend to our whole selves, including the expressive parts often neglected amid survival-based caretaking responsibilities.

All levels of writers identifying as “mothers” are welcome at this gathering.

Portland Book Festival Pop-Up Reading

The Poetics of Rage & Reverence: Conversation (virtual) with Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew

In Charity E. Yoro’s new collection, ten cent flower & other territories, the raw materials of rage and reverence become poems. How does writing help Yoro gaze unwaveringly at our world of destruction and generosity, ignorance and beauty, colonialism and holiness? And how might her poems help us love this paradoxical world too? Join Charity Yoro and Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew for a conversation on writing as a transformational practice.

Watch the recording of the conversation here.

2023 Convos in Cohort with Charity E. Yoro & Rae Diamond (virtual) | First Matter Press

First Matter Press's reading and discussion series, Convos in Cohort featuring 2023 authors.

• Episode 1: How do places shape us?

• Episode 2: The space of the page—Interplay of form & media

Charity E. Yoro and Rae Diamond read from their collections & engage in a thematic/craft discussion, followed by audience Q&A.