Flipping the Page: A Zinemaking and Poetry Workshop - 10/24

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Craft zines, write poems, reclaim the page! A biweekly workshop series with a queer focus in the Mesa-Tempe-Phoenix area. The extended run! Flipping the Page is a biweekly workshop series made for queer people and allies. Each workshop alternates between teaching a new zine form or poetry form, with a focus on queer self-expression, history, and community. Entry is free, and materials are provided. Limited to 10-12 participants. See below for a schedule of events! For participants, look out for the opportinuty in November to help put your zines into a collection! 9/26: One-Page Zines. Learn to make two different forms of zines from a single sheet of paper, along with a brief history of zining as it relates to queer history. Participants will have the chance to customize and construct their own zines in a workshop-style setting. 10/10: Collage, Blackout, and Erasure Poems. Read and workshop poems that flip the usual scripts on queerness. Cut, splice, black out, and erase words to bring out poems in your own voice! 10/24: Bound Multi-Page Zines. Learn to make larger zines of multiple pages using simple, accessible binding techiques. 11/7: Homolingual Translation Poems. Taking from the very queer technique of homolingual translation, read, write, and workshop poems that actively rewrite the narrative. 11/21: The Zine Zine. Come help us put your work from this class into a zine of other zines! Limited to past participants. Details TBA soon. Notes: This event encourages a welcoming and respectful environment. Therefore, racism, sexism, queerphobia, transphobia, and other forms of bigotry will not be tolerated. Though materials are provided, partipants are welcome to bring their own materials. However, please note that each individual is responsible for their own materials. This event is open to any constructive feedback regarding operations, inclusivity, craft and teaching materials, and future suggestions.

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