The Write Stuff: Writing from the ROOT with Casey Catherine Moore

The Write Stuff: Writing from the ROOT with Casey Catherine Moore
📍 Busboys and Poets – 14th & V
🗓 Tuesday, March 17, 2026
⏰ 5:30 PM

Poetry begins beneath the surface.

Writing from the ROOT is a generative poetry workshop led by poet and educator Casey Catherine Moore, designed to help writers reconnect with their inner landscape and explore how the natural world can nourish creativity.

Through guided prompts, discussion, and reflective writing, participants will explore the relationship between language, environment, and the roots that shape our stories. Drawing inspiration from poets such as Emily Dickinson, Mary Oliver, Rita Dove, and Donika Kelly, this workshop invites writers to consider what it means to be rooted—both in place and within ourselves.

Whether you’re an experienced poet or just beginning your writing journey, this workshop offers a welcoming space to ground your voice, generate new work, and grow your creative practice.

🌿 What to Expect
• Generative writing prompts inspired by nature
• Exploration of poetry from influential writers
• Time to draft new work and reflect
• A supportive creative community

About the Instructor
Casey Catherine Moore is a poet, writing coach, and educator with a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of South Carolina. Her work centers gender, sexuality, and dis/ability and appears in publications including The Comparatist, Sinister Wisdom, and Samfiftyfour. Her poetry collection Psyche (Anxiety Press, 2024) draws on Greco-Roman mythology and dis/ability studies.

Casey is the founder of Electric Euphoria, a queer and neurodivergent open mic, and co-producer of Homo Stanzas, a queer poetry and comedy series. She teaches at Georgetown University’s School of Continuing Studies, where she received the 2024 Tropaia Outstanding Faculty Award.

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