17/10/2026
Cobblestone streets slope past palapa roof tops to a beach of painted panga boats where pelicans fish the shoreline. Chacala is the perfect environment to inspire and create.
A generative poetry retreat with poet & literary advocate Trish Hopkinson — a closed reading, a jungle adventure tour, and a week in an authentic Mexican village to inspire and create new drafts.
Each day turns on a different craft lens — imagery, fabulism and narrative movement, persona, self-portrait, and revision. You'll read contemporary poems, write through guided exercises, and leave with a real stack of new drafts, not just notes.
Mornings are spent in class with Trish. Afternoons and evenings are yours — to swim, wander the village, or keep writing on the terrace. One full day is set aside for an excursion into the countryside, and the week closes with a reading form Trish and an invitation to share created works.
Writers of all levels are welcome.
