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Docupoetics: Distilling Truths in Oral Histories

Mon, Apr 28

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Virtual Workshop

Drawing examples from personal anecdotes of navigating state surveillance in post 9/11 New York City, we will explore docu-poetics, and how being able to place archives and oral history in poems allows emotional exploration and distills truths without fully compromising identity risks.

Docupoetics: Distilling Truths in Oral Histories
Docupoetics: Distilling Truths in Oral Histories

Time & Location

Apr 28, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM CDT

Virtual Workshop

About the event

Workshop Description: With commonly known forms of western documentary and its history of exploitation, there are potential risk factors that can affect the way a community and/or self tells a story, such as including identifying information that endangers other community members, exposure of immigration status, unintentionally increasing surveillance of a community, and more. Drawing examples from Philip Metres, Tarfia Faizullah, and Dena Igusti's personal anecdotes of navigating state surveillance in post 9/11 New York City, we will explore docu-poetics, and how being able to place archives and oral history in poems allows emotional exploration and distills truths without fully compromising identity risks.


About the Presenter: Dena Igusti is a queer Indonesian Muslim writer born and raised in Queens, New York. They are the author of CUT WOMAN which has been listed as a Perennial Award Winner, Harvard Bookstore Staff Pick, and Entropy Mag’s Best Of. Their work has been published…


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  • Regular Admission

    Tickets are Pay-What-You-Want with the minimum set to $25.

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  • Writers in Need

    Please only select this option if you are a writer in need and need financial assistance to attend this workshop.

    $10.00
    +$0.25 service fee

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