SNOW UPDATE: CATA Studio Programs cancelled Monday 2/23

Programs

Poetry Reading

"Hearing each CATA writer’s thoughts and feelings so genuinely expressed is a gift to us all."

CATA’s annual Poetry Reading spotlights the revelatory work of writers with disabilities who hone their skills throughout the year in CATA’s Writer’s Workshop. Hosted in partnership with The Mount, this dynamic event honors the voices of people with disabilities and amplifies a perspective that many people wouldn’t otherwise have the chance to encounter.

Watch a short video from CATA’s 2025 Reading at The Mount: 

You can read a sample of poetry by a CATA artist below. Read more in CATA’s poetry book, “You Can’t Replace Yourself.”

How Tree Seeds are Born

by Hannah Belson

Seeds grow in trees with water. 

Trees grow on trees.

The trees are going crazy!

They are laughing about trees being crazy. 

The trees are growing and dancing. 

They are laughing the seeds out. 

That’s how they are born, 

that’s how the seeds are born.

 

 

Painting: “My Trees Remind me of People” by Rosealice Beattie (2025)

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