Poetry workshop… this weekend….

Adriennne at the Library has a special poetry workshop this weekend at 2pm on Saturday – I’m going to go, and hope you have a chance to, too:

I was hoping you could help me spread the word about an upcoming poetry workshop at the Library on Saturday, April 4th from 2-5 in the Meeting Room. Paul Nelson, from SPLAB (Spoken Word Lab) will be visiting our Library, and he will be hosting a Poetry Workshop titled “Organic Poetry”. I am hoping that either you, or someone you know would be interested in attending. If you would like to register for this free workshop, you can either e-mail me, or call the Library and have your name put on the list. After the workshop, participants will be invited to read their work aloud at 5:30 in the main part of the library, and listen to Paul read a bit.

Here’s a little more info in case you aren’t familiar with him:

Paul is the founder of the non-profit Global Voices Radio and co-founder of the Northwest SPokenword LAB (SPLAB!). Paul has two chap books, two CD’s – Twisting Runes and A Time Before Slaughter and a manuscript of an epic poem re-enacting Auburn history, also entitled A Time Before Slaughter. Paul worked as a professional broadcaster from 1980 to 2006, and he has interviewed hundreds of authors, poets, activists and whole-system theorists for a syndicated public affairs radio program. In his workshop, “Organic Poetry”, participants will have the opportunity to listen to interviews Paul has done with poets over the years, discuss the writing process, and participate in writing exercises. For more information on Paul, or SPLAB, visit http://splab.org/

Thank you for your support & continued interest! I appreciate all you do to support our programs!

Adrienne Bourne
Programming Coordinator

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