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Animal Grief: Exploring Loss through Animal Companionship

An Inland Northwest Poetry Salon Workshop

A poetry workshop about animals and grief, presented by writer and educator Holly Thorpe. This is part of the 1st annual Inland Northwest Poetry Salon.

Animal grief: grief for animals; grief that is animalistic. We will look at examples of writing that describes animal grief—the loss of an animal or a relationship with an animal, as well as writing that explores grief through our relationships and experiences with animals. Then, we will write to explore our own animal relationships and the loss and grief inherent in loving, caring for, and being cared for by living things.

This is one of eleven poetry events occurring at the first annual Inland Northwest Poetry Salon.

This first-annual, day-long event at the Liberty Park Library (402 S. Pittsburg Street) will feature panels, poetry workshops and a bevy of local writers. The Inland NW Poetry Salon celebrates the craft of poetry, spotlights regional poets, and welcomes participants in all phases of their writing lives.

About the presenter: Holly Thorpe (she/her, they/them) is a writer, educator, and community organizer based out of North Central Washington. She is English faculty at Wenatchee Valley College. She holds an MFA in Poetry from Eastern Washington University and is currently earning her Ph.D. in Education at Seattle Pacific University.

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