*Blue Cactus Press invites readers and writers to join us for "Reflecting Our Whole Selves: <http://bluecactuspress.com/product/reflectingourwholeselves/>a virtual poetry workshop led by Tacoma Poet Laureate Lydia K. Valentine.* [image: Reflecting Our Whole Selves.png] *Workshop Date/Time: January 15, 2022, at 11 a.m. * *Registration is required <http://bluecactuspress.com/product/reflectingourwholeselves/> & limited to 20 participants.* *Cost: Free (donations accepted)* *About the Workshop: *Standing in our complete intersectional truth is an act of resilience and resistance that is a part of self-care. Join Lydia K. Valentine, a Black autistic woman who lives with situational mutism, ADHD, anxiety, depression, and proprioception dysfunction, in a poetry workshop exploring the work of poets living with disability and chronic illness, and writing your own work doing the same. This is a 75-minute, virtual workshop. *Register at BlueCactusPress.com <http://bluecactuspress.com/product/reflectingourwholeselves/> *