I first heard about FlowILM during Prof. Gene Felice’s presentation during the un-DISCIPLINED showcase in November 2023. That it brought together the arts and sciences so beautifully sounded both amazing as well as astonishing. I wanted my students to be a part of this initiative because too often writers are told that the arts and sciences are too far apart and that one can’t be “good” or “gifted” at both. To dismantle this notion, and to work with Prof. Felice and the artist Karola Luttringhaus, students enrolled in my course titled, Short Stories from Here and There, wrote “letters to water.” From addressing climate change in the Oceans to conveying gratitude for the humble tap water, the 12 letters capture a vast range of emotions and imaginative possibilities.
~ Sayantani Dasgupta, Associate Prof. of Creative Writing, UNCW.
You can read more about the full “Letters to Water” project here: https://flowilm.com/writing-letters-to-water/