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In this workshop, we will explore archival poetics and consider archives – and archival spaces – as both theme and source. What are the politics that underlie what is deemed important enough for ‘permanent’ preservation? What materials might purposely evade personal and public archives? We will engage with the practice of docupoetry, read material related to archival reclamation and resistance, and consider how our own mediums and writing processes simultaneously memorialise and erase. The session will include close reading, discussion, and writing exercises. A list of pre-reading materials including poetry and longer works will be shared with participants in advance. Note: the title of this session borrows from works by Bhanu Kapil and Sarah Howe.