Join poet and author Ali Cobby Eckermann for a poetic workshop drawing in nature, feeling and purpose to explore words and creativity.

sit. look. feel. heal.

This is the essence of the liminal verse novel She Is The Earth by Ali Cobby Eckermann. In this workshop Ali is requesting participants to bring a visual memory or a connection to nature that resonates from a poignant chapter in time. She will lead an exploration of words, building on emotive memory to seek a picturesque exposure of ourselves within the beauty and challenges of our current world.

If you're unsure what to bring, it can be a photograph, a pressed flower, a small branch from a bush or tree, a gumnut even.

We will have access to an outdoor space, weather permitting, for breakouts. Digital devices are welcome, but must be fully charged.

Best suited to writers with a love and understanding of poetry and verse.

This event is funded by Green Adelaide and presented by Writers SA. It is strictly capped to 20 participants.

Venue: Mitcham Library, 152 Belair Road, Hawthorn

Members free / Non-members $88

—Writers SA Members and First Nations Writers Group members only are eligible for FREE Member Tickets for this event. Contact [email protected] to organise a low cost code if you are a member of a partner organisation.

—Not a Writers SA member? Members can register for this workshop for free, you’ll also get a free 20 minute consult, expert advice about your career and your work, and join a community of like-minded creatives. Join now for as little as $60! 

—We strongly recommend all staff, speakers, and attendees of in-person events be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. You cannot attend if you are unwell or you or a close family member test positive to Covid-19 in the five days prior to this event. See our full policy here.

About Ali Cobby Eckermann

Ali Cobby Eckermann is a Yankunytjatjara poet and artist from South Australia whose work has been published and celebrated around the world. Her poetry collections include little bit long time and the award-winning collection Inside My Mother. Her verse novels are His Father’s Eyes, She is the Earth, and Ruby Moonlight which won the inaugural black&write! Indigenous fellowship, the Kenneth Slessor Prize, a Deadly Award and was named the NSW Premier’s Literary Award Book of the Year. In 2013 Ali toured Ireland as Australia’s Poetry Ambassador, and in 2017 she received the Windham-Campbell Prize from Yale University.

She describes herself as a dreamer, a gardener, with deep respect for her journey thus far.