SONGS FOR OUR FATHERS: A Series of Writing Workshops to Celebrate Fatherhood  

Workshop 2: The Unsung Realities of Modern Fatherhood 
Sunday, June 9 | 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Highland Park Library 
1974 Ford Parkway, Saint Paul         

In today’s society, there is still a prevailing narrative that frames motherhood as an all-encompassing identity, while fatherhood is often portrayed as secondary or supplementary. Join us for a writing workshop for married fathers to reflect on how fatherhood by their own fathers or father figures shaped them, and what has influenced them to be the fathers they are today. Through writing exercises, storytelling and open discussion, we will unpack the realities of fatherhood in a space made for and by dads. 

About the instructor: Suleiman Adan is a writer, poet, and writing teacher whose work has been published in the anthology We are Meant to Rise: Voices for Justice from Minneapolis to the World. Passionate about youth education, he has operated a free tutoring company focused on increasing literacy and proficiency in BIPOC youth, while also serving on Education and Arts boards. Suleiman currently serves as the Deputy Executive Director at CAIR MN, the nation’s largest civil rights organization.  

These events are part of More Than a Single Story: Our Stories Our Selves. 

Explore the full series: 

Panel Discussions 
Event 1: In Praise of Single Fathers
Event 2: The Unsung Realities of Fatherhood
Event 3: For the Love of Our Grandfathers

Workshops
Workshop 1: Unpacking “Single” Fatherhood
Workshop 3: Father and Son