The Language of Desire: Poetry and the Human Need to Be Known with Aly Acevedo
Sat, Feb 07
|Virtual on Zoom
What does it mean to be known? In this workshop, explore how poetry expresses our need for connection and belonging through guided discussion and writing that help transform personal experience into art.
Time & Location
Feb 07, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CST
Virtual on Zoom
About the Event
Desire is one of the oldest subjects of human art, not just romantic desire but the deep longing to be seen, understood, and connected.
In this workshop, we’ll explore how poetry gives voice to that yearning and how language becomes a bridge between isolation and intimacy.
Through discussion and guided writing, participants will consider what it means to reach for another person, to be known, and to find meaning through connection.
ALY ACEVEDO is a Puerto Rican and Vietnamese poet, educator and speaker living in the Kansas City area.
Her debut collection, My Dear Cult Leader (Button Poetry, 2026), examines the long shadows of a toxic relationship and the aftermath of sexual assault, weaving personal history with persona poems that explore power, trauma and reclamation.
Tickets
The Language of Desire
Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83564816540?pwd=qlOcHOGabssraIDml2CCNxbzCYxX6b.1 Meeting ID: 835 6481 6540 Passcode: 251365
$40.00
+$1.00 ticket service fee
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