April 11, 2025 (Zoom): Trance States for Creativity, with Tawhida Tanya Evanson

March 10, 2025

What is the language of meditation, hypnosis, breathwork or altered states of consciousness? Can transcendence be transmitted through the printed word? In this free poetry workshop guided by League Poet Ambassador in Residence Tawhida Tanya Evanson, participants will explore and engage in contemplative practices to attempt entry into liminal space and capture its epiphanies in verse.

Friday, April 11, 2025 | 2pm ET

The League does not tolerate discrimination or hate speech, including microaggressions, and any attendees engaging in bad-faith discussion around issues such as diversity, participant safety, accessibility, and equitability will be removed from the workshop. We encourage attendees to ask tough questions, but to remain respectful of the diversity of lived experience among participants.

This session will be recorded and available to members and registrants following the event; however, live participants will uniquely benefit from the opportunity to engage in discussion with Tawhida and other participants.

Tawhida Tanya Evanson

Tawhida Tanya Evanson is a poet, novelist, artist and Ashiq known for her work blending poetry, orality, music and multimedia. Born and based in Tiohtià:ke/Montréal, she performs internationally, has produced five audio recordings, six short films and the award-winning Afrofuturist concert film CYANO SUN SUITE, which premiered in 2024. Evanson has two published poetry collections and her debut novel Book of Wings won the 2022 CAM/Blue Metropolis New Contribution Prize. Her French autotranslation Livre des ailes was published in 2023. Evanson's work explores themes of African diasporic identity and Sufi spirituality, and she has received acclaim at home and abroad for her captivating performances and unique approach to poetry. She produces multimedia events as Mother Tongue Media, is recognized for her role as director of the Banff Centre Spoken Word program and is current president of the Quebec Writers' Federation. She moonlights as a whirling dervish.