Sarah Herrin Poetry

Hey y’all! The days sure got away from me. This weekend I’m attending my first IN PERSON workshops since before the pandemic!

Before the pandemic, I was living in Seattle and attending classes with Hugo House. I met a few poets and had some amazing instructors, but we mostly did our classes after work and went home. In Nov 2019, I quit my job and the next summer, mid-pandemic, we moved to Colorado to be near the in-laws. We thought it would be a temporary move because my husband was planning on working in California. But, remote work became a thing and we ended up buying a house.

Somehow, it’s two years later… I still take Hugo House classes online, but I also found the Denver-based Lighthouse Writers. Everything has been online – until now.

This weekend is Queer Creatives Retreat. A whole weekend dedicated to queer writers! I’ll be taking Metaphor Magic—An Extended Metaphor Workshop with Ashley Cornelius (Zoom) and Spellwriting for All Ages with Assétou Xango (in person.) Afterward, there’s a community dinner and an open mic!

I’m looking forward to meeting some people in-person after all this time online. I’m hoping I’ll recognize a few people and meet some new friends.

What about you? Have you been doing workshops in-person yet? What’s your local writing community like?