Movement with Elizabeth Mudenyo

"To perceive is to be the movement, not the object." - Etel Adnan, Journey to Mount Tamalpais

This session of Tender Possibilities will explore narratives of movement, displacement, migration, and return. Movement defines our stories. Migration embodies both the deeply human desire to move and the political conditions that often necessitate leaving one’s home. Our bodies themselves are dynamic vessels of movement, from the rhythmic cycles of breath and heartbeat to the profound transformations we undergo throughout our lives. By examining the intersections of life, community, place, and bodies, our aim is to uncover how movement and migration define and reshape our understanding of the world.

This session will be facilitated by featured poet Elizabeth Mudenyo and Tender Possibilities’ founder, Farhia Tato.

Elizabeth Mudenyo is a Scarborough-based poet, community-engaged artist and arts manager. Elizabeth is a fellow of The Watering Hole and the Poetry Incubator, and a participant of the Hurston/Wright Poetry Weekend with Danez Smith and Diaspora Dialogues Short Form Mentorship with Olive Senior. Her work has appeared in Write Magazine, Arc Magazine, The Ex-Puritan, Canthius, CV2, and elsewhere. Her poetry chapbook,, was published through Anstruther Press. She is a graduate of the MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Guelph.

Special shoutout to Scarborough Arts for their ongoing support and funding part of this session.

Carpooling:

To help people get to the park, we have a group of incredible carpooling hosts who will be able to pick up /drop off attendees from Kennedy Station, Scarborough GO Station, Guildwood GO Station, and a designated area within downtown Toronto. If you are interested in this, please e-mail [email protected]. Space is limited but we will try our best to accommodate!

Transit reimbursement:

As part of the summer sessions, we’re offering fare reimbursement for our public transit riders (up to $15 for Go Transit). If you’d like to opt-in, please send a message to [email protected] with the best e-mail or phone number for e-mail money transfer and the amount of reimbursement needed.

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