This past Saturday, Shangri La in collaboration with the Hawai’i Council for the Humanities, held a writing intensive workshop titled, “Writing Where the Light Comes In”. This poetry workshop invited seasoned poets, educators, students, and artists to explore Shangri La campus and collection as a space for inspiration and creative reflection. We’re honored to be in community with these talented and thoughtful artists who work to distill complex emotions, experiences, and truths into vivid and resonant artistic expression, evoking profound empathy and mutual understanding in these times when they are needed the most.

The workshop was led by Hawai’i Poet Laureate, Brandy Nālani McDougall and also included artists from our 8×8: Source exhibition: No’u Revilla, Punahele, and Sean-Joseph Choo. View their 8×8: Source performance on our YouTube.