Let Me Tell You What I Love

'I won’t be able to write from the grave / so let me tell you what I love' (Fanny Howe)

Join artist and textual flaneur Isabella Streffen at Mimosa Gallery on 14th February in the cinq-à-sept to flirt with texts known and unknown, toy with constraints, and to explore love in all its forms, inspired by Victoria Canton’s new exhibitionA Formula For How To Find Love.

This two-hour workshop suitable for all writers of all types and experiences, borrows techniques from the visual arts to bring fresh articulations to our loves, as we make free with and take a deep dive into the love canon. We’ll make lists inspired by Fanny Howe, Roland Barthes and Sei Shonogan; feel the edges of our desires with Siken, Sappho, and June Jordan, and find new words for our unromantic loves too. Working individually and intuitively, we will create a mini-collection for the European Writers Salon 2nd anniversary.