Between you and I, between here and there—boundaries, borders, portals. Between self and other—sometimes porous, other times seemingly impermeable. Opacity and transparency. Some thresholds hold an invitation, some are impassable. Some are physical, while others are psychological, emotional, spiritual. Who delineates the boundaries between these—the physical, the psychological, the emotional, the spiritual? Bodies of water, militarized checkpoints, imaginary lines reified through the project of nationhood. Dreams in which we receive messages from ancestors, from our own DNA. The dream of becoming. What thresholds can bear the weight of the particular horrors of our moment? What can withstand our need for transformation, our bold transit, our intentional and unintentional crossings? When does a genre become “hybrid,” and who decides? How can our practice approach the threshold between I and we—as the arc of creating bends toward community? How can we transmit or transport our experience, our language, from inside us to the page? This is a workshop for writers. We are portals of knowing, feeling, interacting, creating. When you cross through the door to our shared space, you are entering a generative space for creative and community practice. Let's explore together.

Authors may include Vanessa Angélica Villarreal, Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, Etel Adnan, Lara Mimosa Montes, Andrea Abi-Karam, Hanif Abdurraqib, Bhanu Kapil, Ariana Reines, Billy-Ray Belcourt, Renee Gladman, and Dionne Brand.