The Poetry Project

Dis/Course

Debt on Debt: A Dis/Course Workshop with Adam HajYahia

Debt is elusive, but it proliferates in our lives. It is a detrimental structure for colonial-capitalist society and for the formation of a psyche necessary to preserve this society. Debt is not a state we go in and out of but a condition we are born with. It is how we start and end. In its cumulative essence, it binds us, making us both indebted and owed. This workshop, led by writer and curator Adam HajYahia, will examine debt as it manifests in histories of colonization and capitalist accumulation, and how it unfolds in literature and writing. We will be engaging in collective reading and reflection on poetry, prison literature, and material analysis, and conclude with a writing exercise. Pre-registration will be required to attend (workshop will be capped at 25 participants) and all participants will be asked to read a selection of texts prior to attending the workshop.

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