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Thursday, April 15, 2021
GO! magazine — A&E in Northeast Oregon
S UMMER F ISHTRAP OFFERS YOUTH WORKSHOPS...
ENTERPRISE — Registration is now open for the 34th annual Summer Fishtrap Gathering of Writers that will take place July 12-18 with a
theme of “Resilience.”
The week-long writing workshops include options for youth. These workshops are taught by fun, experienced educators who will help young
writers discover their unique creative potential and inspire them to tell their stories in new and exciting ways.
Whitney Chandler will lead “Returning to Our Senses” in the mornings for young writers entering grades 5-8. And MOsley WOtta brings “How
to Not Run Away Screaming: The Art of Listening to Your Inspiration, Even When We Don’t Like What We Hear,” for youth entering grades 9-12,
during the afternoon.
Wallowa County residents may attend these workshops in person at Joseph Charter School (with all school-sanctioned public health protocols in
place) during the week of Summer Fishtrap.
The opportunity to participate in a Summer Fishtrap youth workshop virtually is available to students who live outside Wallowa County. Local
Wallowa County youth who would prefer to participate virtually also may choose this option instead of meeting in person.
The cost of each week-long youth workshop is $550. For more information and to register, go to www.fi shtrap.org/summer-fi shtrap-2021-work-
shops or call Fishtrap at 541-426-3623.
RETURNING TO OUR SENSES
(youth entering grades 5-8)
Virtual classrooms, masks, social distancing and a lot of time
at home have all made us more resilient to change. We also see
resilience in nature like wildfi res and hurricanes, and when the
seasons change. In this week-long workshop, we will use short
poems to take notes about the resiliency we see in nature.
This week will challenge you to experiment with describing
outdoor experiences using your senses and words. We will cre-
ate sound maps to take in the world around us using our ears
as a guide, as well as create riddle poetry about items we only
explored with our hands. We will look at the world through the
eyes of a tree to better understand our towering friends. And we
won’t be shy about
pressing our noses
up against fl owers,
rocks, and dirt.
When we have
completed our
week of sensory
writing you will
have created your
very own collection
of three-lined po-
ems called haikus
representing each
of your senses.
WHITNEY CHANDLER is an outdoor educator and fi fth-grade
teacher in rural Northeast Oregon. She is currently recovering
from her fi rst-year of classroom teaching as well as working on
publishing her work of paint strip poems entitled “Painting the
Landscape in Poetry.”
Before becoming a teacher, Whitney worked as a contract
writer and has published work all over the internet including for
outdoor brands such as NRS and OARS. She is a Colorado native
and avid outdoorswoman often rightfully accused of having her
head in the clouds.
When not encouraging her students to daydream about the
mysteries of nature, she spends her time chasing her dogs
through the Eagle Cap Wilderness. Learn more at www.clippings.
me/whitneychandler.
(and scholarships!)
HOW TO NOT RUN AWAY SCREAMING
(youth entering grades 9-12)
Come to this workshop prepared to write, share and converse about creativity in
our personal and interpersonal worlds. The workshop will focus on generative craft
practices, K.Y.D. editing and “the perfect enemy.”
This will be a radically inclusive workshop welcoming all views, identities, be-
liefs and heritages. There is no entry skill level requirement, but full participation
will be expected. This workshop will focus on short form compositions. All partici-
pants are welcome to bring/share any current and past works.
MOSLEY WOTTA was nominated for the position of Oregon Poet Laureate in 2018;
he was not accepted. He was a top-tier fi nalist nominated for the 2019 Felids Fel-
lowship; he botched the interview and was subsequently rejected.
Today he is the Creative Laureate of Bend, and his group show multimedia art
installation at The High Desert Museum was
awarded the Charles Redd Western Center for
Exhibition Excellence.
MOsley WOtta (aka MOWO) is a national
Ted X performer and speaker, writer, painter
and recording artist based in Central Oregon.
He is a patron of, advocate for and co-
conspirator with Oregon Humanities, Bright
Place Gallery, Fathers Group, Fishtrap and
other soft styles of revolution. Learn more at
www.facebook.com/MOWOtta.
A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
FOR STUDENTS WHO
LOVE TO WRITE
Do you know a kid who loves
to write? Are you an aspiring
writer entering grades 5-12?
Fishtrap has several scholar-
ship opportunities for students to
attend Summer Fishtrap this July
for FREE .
Youth scholarships are awarded
based on a personal letter dem-
onstrating the applicant’s fi nancial
need, their age and how being
able to attend Summer Fishtrap
can enrich their writing.
Applications are due May 14.
Learn more about the youth
scholarships and apply at www.
fi shtrap.org/summer-fi shtrap-
2021-workshops, or contact Emily
Aumann at emily@fi shtrap.org or
541-426-3623 (ext. 3).
Fishtrap/Contributed Photos