Rivering: Sense of Place in Poetry with Kimberly L. Becker
Mon, Apr 06
|Zoom
Join us to discover how poetry—and place—can carry memory, awaken perspective, and offer new ways to see where we come from and who we are.
TIME & LOCATION
Apr 06, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDT
Zoom
ABOUT
This is a 4-meeting virtual class using the Zoom platform.
Mondays, April 6, 13, 20, 27, 6-7 pm Central time.
About this class: Join us for a thoughtful exploration of place, memory, and expression through Kimberly L. Becker’s latest poetry collection, Rivering. Whether you are a writer or simply someone who loves to read, this class will guide you in discovering and expressing your own sense of place through both reading and reflection. No writing experience is required.
When Cherokee poet Kimberly L. Becker moved to North Dakota, she was struck by the parallels between the government-built Garrison Dam’s flooding of tribal lands in the Midwest and the Tennessee Valley Authority’s flooding of Cherokee lands in the Southeast. Out of this recognition came Rivering, a collection that bridges geography and history, showing how landscapes carry stories of loss, resilience, and renewal.
Text: Rivering by Kimberly L. Becker (available through your local bookstore or Amazon). Participants may also wish to bring a notebook or journal.
Skills Acquired: Cultural Awareness, Written Expression, Oral Comprehension, Originality, Fluency of Ideas, Historical Awareness, Inductive Reasoning
Please note: This class will be held live on Zoom during the dates and time listed above. If you can’t attend a session or if the time doesn’t work for you, a password-protected course page will host video recordings for registered participants to watch at their convenience.
Instructor bio: Of mixed descent, including Cherokee, Kimberly L. Becker’s books are Words Facing East and The Dividings (WordTech Editions), The Bed Book, Bringing Back the Fire, and Rivering (Spuyten Duyvil), and Flight (MadHat Press). Uktena: A Poetic Narrative, based on traditional Cherokee lore, is forthcoming (MadHat). Her work appears widely, including Indigenous Message on Water Volumes I and II, Women Write Resistance: Poets Resist Gender Violence, Tending the Fire: Native Voices and Portraits, Unpapered: Writers Consider Native American Identity and Cultural Belonging, 23 Tales: Appalachian Ghost Stories, Legends, and Other Mysteries, and Anne Bradstreet Today. A Pushcart nominee, she has received grants from MD, NJ, and NC, and residencies at Hambidge, Weymouth, and Wildacres. Readings include Busboys and Poets (DC), The National Museum of the American Indian (DC), Split This Rock (DC), and Wordfest (Asheville). She has mentored for PEN America's Prison Writing and AWP's Writer to Writer programs. More at www.kimberlylbecker.com
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