Hi everyone,

Hope you’re having a beautiful June so far!

This summer, Ultralight School begins its second season. We are excited to offer classes and workshops, two of which we’re quite pleased to share with you now —

Here is our first class:

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Sense to Sense
July 5 – August 3, 2026
Online / WWW
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We’re excited for Sense to Sense, our writing and publishing class about translation and the senses. This year, it’s offered online / over Zoom. (Whereas last year, it was in-person in NYC.)

Note that Sense to Sense’s application is due this coming Monday, June 15, at 11:59pm EST. If you’re interested, please apply!

More on this class:

Over five weeks, participants will engage in readings and discussion about the five senses and explore what it means to carry sensations over into written form. How can a fragrance become a poem? What are the different ways to write an image, or to document a sound? Ursula Le Guin has noted that all writing is a form of translation, from the perceptual into language. Renee Gladman says, “Translation is amazing, because it presumes there is something that needs to be carried from one place to another. But where is that thing?” We’ll look toward the senses to expand our use of language, to break us out of writing ruts, and to strengthen our voices. By the end of class, we’ll collect and publish some of our writings into a printed publication. Since the class is online, we’ll experiment with the constraints of being in different locations to produce something physical that travels and unites us.

Sense to Sense is taught by Meg Miller & Laurel Schwulst. It takes place virtually over Zoom for two consecutive days of the week (Sunday & Monday) for five weeks. We’ll meet: 1) On Sundays at 7pm EST for one hour reading discussions, 2) On Mondays at 7pm for two hours of exercises, sharing work, and publication planning.

And maybe you know, but we ran this last summer in NYC, and it was so fun!

If you’re interested, feel free to read more about the class and apply by this Monday, June 15th at 11:59pm EST. Thank you!

And here is our second class:

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Research as a Leisure Activity
July 24, 25, & 26, 2026
New York City
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Research as Leisure Activity is a class — in the form of a convivial weekend retreat — about how research and appreciation can help us create new works.

We’ll collect things that inspire us — let’s call them our “shimmering points”^✦ — share them with each other, and draw from them when creating something new. These can be new works of art, writing, or whatever medium you feel most expressive in.

This weekend class is taught by Celine Nguyen & Laurel Schwulst and hosted in-person in New York City. We’ll begin on Friday evening and finish on Sunday afternoon. You’ll have both quiet working time and more sociable, conversational time to learn from other participants. We’ll also include collaborative exercises — more like conversations than conventional critiques — where we’ll help shepherd each other’s projects into being.

Applications for Research as a Leisure Activity are due on July 3, 2026 at 11:59pm EST. If you’re interested, do read more about the class and apply!

Thank you for reading.

Wishing you light and love,
Ultralight School

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Summer 2026
🍃 “green light goes”
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