An Item and a Journey

Physical objects can hold great emotional power. Each participant in this workshop will bring an item of emotional significance and will write two pieces in which the item plays a role. The first will involve a description of the object and a memory it evokes; the second piece, more reflective or dramatic, will explore how the item in question is implicated in the larger journey of our lives. Mark Abley is a poet and non-fiction writer. Spoken Here was shortlisted for the Writers' Trust Nonfiction Prize. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Saskatchewan in 2022. He lives in Gananoque.