Join Lanesboro Arts and BIPOC Artist Residency Artist-in-Residence, Lara Mimosa Montes for a free, all stages writing workshop at the St. Mane Theatre Second Floor Studio starting at 6 pm on Wednesday, May 13th!
In this generative and process-focused writing workshop, we’ll read poems that invite the fledglings in us to take a seat at the table. We’ll collectively embark on writing activities that court naïveté and spontaneity in an attempt to become a little—or a lot—less inhibited in our creative pursuits. Participants will be invited, though not required, to share the results of some of their experiments during session. This workshop is about embracing a beginner mind at any stage in a creative life. Participants can expect to write in between and across genres, moving between poetry and prose, while embracing accident and experiment over mastery and perfection.
Writers of all genres and skill levels are welcome. Participants must be at least 18 years old.
While this workshop is free, prior registration is encouraged to help us plan for the event register now at the link above!
About the Artist:
Lara Mimosa Montes is the author of The Time of the Novel (Wendy’s Subway, 2025). Previous books include THRESHOLES (Coffee House Press, 2020) and The Somnambulist (Horse Less Press, 2016). Lara holds a PhD in English from The Graduate Center, City University of New York. She teaches in XE: Experimental Humanities and Social Engagement Master’s program at NYU. Read more: laramimosa.info
About the BIPOC Artist Residency Program:
Lanesboro Arts invites Black, Indigenous, Persons of Color (BIPOC) artists in Minnesota to apply for the Lanesboro Arts BIPOC Artist Residency Program. This personally tailored residency program offers the opportunity for support and open access to Lanesboro Arts and Lanesboro Area, facilities, personnel, and natural environment. Learn more here.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
