Dreams and Poetry with Manisha Anjali 

Presented by Darebin Arts, as part of inSITU: Workshop Series - Spiralling

In this workshop we navigate liminal spaces – dreams, daydreams and unconscious practice – with poetry. Together we will unearth symbols and narratives from our hidden selves and put them on paper. We will look at dreaming as storytelling practice, performance of symbology, crafting language for the unseen and practical tools for play, engagement and meaning-making. In reference to poems by Federico García Lorca and Eileen Myles, we will create poetic scaffolding for our oneiric material. By the end of the workshop, you will have drafts for at least two poems. Bring a dream, pen and paper. 

This venue is fully wheelchair accessible and has all gender bathrooms. 

If you would like to come along and require Auslan Interpretation, please send us an email at writingprojects@darebin.vic.gov.au 

Saturday 3rd May, 2:00am - 4:00pm
Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre, 189 High Street, Northcote
Free, bookings required. Limited places available.

About Manisha Anjali   

Manisha Anjali is the author of Naag Mountain (Giramondo, 2024). Manisha was a recipient of BLINDSIDE’s Regional Arts & Research Residency at Mooramong, a Writer-in-Residence at Incendium Radical Library and a Hot Desk Fellow at The Wheeler Centre. She is the founder of Neptune, a research and documentation platform for dreams, visions and hallucinations. She is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne. 

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