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Walking—as both act and subject—has inspired writers across genres for generations. From Thoreau and Basho to Sebald, Cole, and Strayed, walking as motif marked the intersection of memory, identity, history, and place. This panel explores the language of walking: why we do it, what it brings to our art, and how it connects to our story and form. In our polarizing world, how might art, language, and movement converge—as a possible new genre—where minds traverse forks our feet alone cannot?