Live, Write Workshop for Writers of Color with Mai Der Vang

For anyone interested in the literary expression of the lived expereinces of communities of COLOR, come join in on this one day discussion and writing in poetry. Participants will produce and share their own creative writing. Led by poet Mai Der Vang. No prerequisites. Any experience level welcomed.Mai Der Vang is the author of _Afterland_ (Graywolf Press, 2017), winner of the 2016 Walt Whitman Award of the Academy of American Poets, longlisted for the 2017 National Book Award in Poetry, with poems in _Tin House_ and _The American Poetry Review _among others. She holds degrees from UC Berkely and Columbia University. She teaches in the MFA program for Creative Writing at Fresno State and is a member of the Hmong American Writers' Circle.  Live, Write is an organization committed to promoting and launching biannual readings for writers of color to read their polished work before a live audience. Live, Write was envisioned as a place of comfort, integration, and courage due to both the scant presence of WOCs in literary communities specifically across the university classroom spectrum, and the sometimes discouraging experiences expressed by WOCs.