​In this two hour class, we will discuss the ways writers of color have written about sex and desire while navigating the politics of race, gender, sexual identity. Taking inspiration from works by Natalie Diaz, Raven Leilani, Lucille Clifton among others, we will dive into freewrites and short writing sprints to make new work or advance the poems and prose pieces we are currently engaged in. There will be time for sharing, however, this is not a critique based session. All genres and writing levels are welcome. This space is made possible by support from the San Francisco Arts Commission. 

​*This is an intimate gathering, capped at 10 attendees, for Ruby members. We encourage you to RSVP early to reserve your space and to also update your reservation ASAP if your plans change so that another attendee who would like to join can make it.

​Facilitator bio:

​Preeti Vangani is an Indian poet & writer based in San Francisco. She is the author of Mother Tongue Apologize (2019) and Fifty Mothers, forthcoming from River River Books (Feb 2026). Her work has been published in AGNI, The Georgia Review, Gulf Coast, Prairie Schooner among other places. Her debut short story won the 2021 Pen/Dau Emerging Writers Prize.Vangani has been a resident at UCross, Djerassi and Ragdale. She holds an MFA in Writing from University of San Francisco and currently teaches in the program.