Channeling Grief:
A Poetry Workshop

Writing Workshop in New Jersey
January 17-20, 2025
Led by Sham-e-Ali Nayeem

Writing is a means to channel complex emotions through personal expression. In this workshop, let’s explore how poetry can be a sacred container for the act of grieving. While we will take a closer look at our feelings around loss, this workshop is not meant to replace therapy or grief counseling; instead, we will focus on how to use the craft of poetry to cultivate space and express our unique stories with love and honesty. We will write, share and connect in this safe, encouraging environment.

*Limited to just 10 participants.*

 

“It was wonderful to feel welcomed as a newcomer, while getting the sense that I had joined a larger community. I wrote four great poems and a lot of new material; hopefully I met lifelong friends! Thank you so much.”
~ Maria, Myrtle Beach, SC

 

Sham-e-Ali Nayeem

Sham-e-Ali Nayeem is an interdisciplinary artist, poet, sound practitioner and recovering social justice lawyer with Hyderabadi (Deccan) Muslim roots. She is the author of the poetry collection City of Pearls (Upset Press, 2019) and has released two musical albums: City of Pearls (2019) and Moti Ka Sheher (2023) featuring self-composed musical interpretations from her book. Sham-e-Ali is the recipient of the 2022 Leeway Transformation Award, the 2016 Loft Literary Center Spoken Word Immersion Fellowship and the 1997 echoing green fellowship. Read a poem by Sham-e-Ali and learn more on her website.