Summer Flâneur: Strolling and Writing
$45
In this generative writing workshop, we will explore a slice of Portland as flâneurs, or writers who walk and observe as part of their practice. After discussing literary excerpts from Charles Baudelaire, Olivia Laing, Yoko Ono, and/or Teju Cole, we will leave Literary Arts for about an hour and stroll and notice. Some may wish to meander over the Morrison Bridge, meet at a café briefly, and return over the Hawthorne Bridge to Literary Arts. Others may wish to stroll for an hour and be more capricious in their path. We’re encouraged to sketch, take audio memos or photos, or jot down impressions in a notebook. Before we part, we will meet again at Literary Arts to write, sketch, and share our explorations.
Access Program
We want our writing classes and seminars to be accessible to everyone, regardless of income and background. We understand that our tuition structure can present obstacles for some people. Our Access Program offers writing class and seminar tuitions at a reduced rate. Most writing classes have at least one access spot available.
Please apply here for access rate tuition. Contact Susan Moore at susan@literary-arts.org if you have questions.
Liaison position
Every in-person class and seminar at Literary Arts has one liaison position. Liaisons perform specific duties for each class meeting. If you are a liaison for a class or seminar, the full amount of your tuition is covered by Literary Arts.
Apply here for the liaison position.
Alex Behr
Alex Behr is the author of the story collections Animal Kingdom (pub date Nov 2026) and Planet Grim, both on 7.13 Books, and the poetry chapbook Grief Stick (Picture Frame Press). Her writing has been published in Tin House, Salon, Oregon Humanities, The Rumpus, Buckman Journal, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, and elsewhere. Her website and film projects have been supported by grants from the Regional Arts and Culture Council. Her poems and imagery appear in the short documentary Grief Stick, edited/directed by Brian Padian, which was nominated for Best Documentary at the Oregon Documentary Film Festival. Behr lives in Portland, where she teaches creative writing workshops and plays piano and bass guitar. Reach out at alexbehr.com.
