SUMMER: A Generative Collaboration Through a Sensual/Sensory Lens
w/ Domi Shoemaker 

Sex. Heat. Abundance. Excess. Juice. Long hot nights, cool rivers, the moon the only witness. In this generative workshop we will take “excursions” into the belly of summer to generate writing and art. For the adventurous and sly. Experimental, mixed genre, utterly liberating.

Please join Domi Shoemaker for this Summer Seasonal. While our bodies will not be close enough to transfer heat, the words you put on the page will roll to a slow simmer as we share our work via weekly meetings with Domi on the virtual platform, Zoom.

Collaboration Leader: Domi Shoemaker, alongside weekly videos featuring Domi and Lidia Yuknavitch in conversation

When: Domi will host a Zoom meeting every Tuesday from 4:00-6:00PM PST. Meeting dates: August 12th, 19th, 26th, and September 2nd. In between meetings you’ll receive access to videos hosted on our site—you’ll receive a link to one each week and then have access to them always. You’ll receive access to the first video a few days before August 12th so you can respond to the writing portal and have work to bring to the first meeting.

Pricing: The following payment model is inspired by and borrowed from the payment model of Bayo Akomolafe’s class, We Will Dance With Mountains: Into the Cracks.

This workshop offers a sliding scale based on your relative financial standing. In an effort to reflect disparity in economic condition and access to wealth, the following payment system is designed for those with more wealth to help cover the costs of those with less access to wealth and resources. We trust your discernment of your current financial situation and how you fit into the global economic context.

As you decide what amount to pay, please consider your present-day financial situation governed by income, but also the following factors: historical discrimination faced by your peoples; your financial wealth (retirement/savings/investments); your access to income and financial wealth, both current and anticipated (how easily could you earn more income compared to other people in your community, country, and the world; are you expecting an inheritance); people counting on your financial livelihood including dependents and community members; the socio-economic conditions of your locale (relative to other places in your country and in the world); your relationship to food & resource scarcity.

$350 Partner

$250 Supporter (Note: This amount reflects the “real” value of this course.)

$175 Companion

$100 Friend

Scholarships are also still available for anyone needing further financial assistance. Please email Daniel at registration@corporealwriting.com for more info, or if you are feeling challenged in any way by the financial requirements of participation.

Domi Shoemaker co-created Corporeal Writing, where they now write, manage space, and lead writing collaborations in Portland, OR. Domi holds an MFA from Pacific University, where they also judge the annual undergrad writing contest and they are a senior fiction editor for Pacific’s Silk Road Journal. Domi has published with platforms such as [PANK] and Nailed Magazines, and they can be found in print with Forest Avenue Press, and in Lidia Yuknavitch's The Misfit's Manifesto. Domi has a love for hybrid works and they are currently working in mixed media audio visual forms. You can reach them at domi@corporealwriting.com