Thinking with the work of Black feminist writers, this poetry writing workshop unpacks contemporary practices and theories of abolition. Abolition is, as Dr. Ruth Wilson Gilmore reminds, “about presence, not absence. It’s about building life-affirming institutions.” This workshop, co-facilitated with the local arts collective WAYWARD,  explores the connections between poetry and abolition through the writings of Angela Davis, Saidiya Hartman, Audre Lorde, Joy James, among others. We invite writers, poets, organizers, makers, healers and all community members for an afternoon of creative writing and discussion.