Join us at WAHC on August 28 for a poetry workshop hosted by award winning poet Farah Ghafoor.
Ghafoor, whose own work explores the idea of value at the intersection of capitalism, colonialism, and climate change, invites participants to consider the history and potential of labour poetry in the 21st century.
This workshop will offer a mix of close readings and creative prompts allowing participants the opportunity to write and share their own work.
This event is free and open to all but registration is encouraged!
Based in Tkaranto (Toronto), Farah Ghafoor the author of Shadow Price (House of Anansi, 2025). Selections of her debut won the E.J. Pratt Medal and Prize in Poetry, and were finalists for the CBC Poetry Prize and the Far Horizons Award. Her work appears in magazines such as The Walrus, Brick Magazine, and The Fiddlehead, art exhibitions like Who’s Afraid of Labour Justice? and FACE/WASTE, as well as anthologies and post-secondary course curriculums.
This event is co-presented with gritLIT and is a part of WAHC’s 2025 Labour Day programming. Be sure to check out the details of our other programming: The Book Launch for The Art of Solidarity on Sunday, August 31 and visit us at the HDLC’s Labour Day BBQ at Bayfront Park on September 1.
This workshop is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Hamilton and District Labour Council.
