Join us for a half-day poetry workshop with Clark County’s Poet Laureate Susan Dingle.
Participants are invited into mindfulness in this unique place. We will enter into relationship with our environment as we de-center ourselves and become part of nature. In generative exercises, we will explore new perspectives. We will listen to the environment, as partners.
All level of writers welcome! Just come ready to open yourself to what unfolds! Coffee, tea, water and light snacks will be provided.
Accessibility Note: This workshop takes place in an historic farmhouse that is not currently wheelchair accessible. We will work to accommodate access however we can, but please email arts@pnfarm.com to confirm that the space will work for you before you commit to the workshop!
Meet your teacher
Susan Dingle moved to the Pacific Northwest in November 2020, at the invitation of her son and his family, to begin a new life. A therapist, and storyteller, as well as a poet, she was selected as Clark County Poet Laureate in 2024. She completed her MFA in Poetry at Pacific University in June 2025. Committed to bringing poetry into the community and the community into poetry, Susan offers writing workshops and programs involving marginalized communities, including LGBTQ+ youth, recovering people, and others. She is awed by this vast and inspiring landscape of the Pacific Northwest, and is grateful for the opportunity to share the experience at Plas Newydd Farm.
This workshop is a part of our 2026 Writers’ Series!
Thanks to the generous support of our writing community and Humanities Washington, workshops in this series are free of charge for all participants. Donations are always welcome to help us cover costs, including teacher stipends and food. You can donate during ticketing, or pay on site with cash, check or Venmo, or on our giving page through our fiscal sponsor Shunpike. If you have questions about the series or how to support it, drop us an email at arts@pnfarm.com.