STATE COLLEGE — Local poets are invited to register for workshops and a public event that celebrates the use of words for good!
For three Wednesdays starting Sept. 2, award-winning author and poet Terry Watson and State College’s inaugural Poet Laureate Carmin Wong will lead workshops and public event aimed at exploring how poetry can be a tool for healing, resistance, community building and social change.
The workshop series is free and open to the public but limited to 14 participants.
Participants are asked to attend both in-person workshops and a free public performance in September.
New and experienced writers are welcome. The events are all free, but registration is required.
What is Justice: Disability, Justice and Community PoetryWorkshop Series
All workshops will be held at 6 p.m. in the Sun Room at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College.
- Part 1: “Reading, Reflection and Discovery” – Wednesday, Sept. 2. A unique community-centered examination of words, storytelling, disability, race and justice.
- Part 2: “Finding Our Voice” – Wednesday, Sept. 9. Reflect on selected poems and the stories they tell and how they help us to process and understand the world. Participants will discuss techniques to translate lived experience into creative work and will begin the process of developing personal narratives through poetry.
- Part 3: “What is Justice” Community Poetry Performance and Celebration, Wednesday, Sept. 16; livestreamed and at 3 Dots Downtown, 137 E. Beaver Ave., State College. Celebrate the power of poetry to build connection, understanding, and belonging. The What is Justice Community Poetry Performance and Celebration highlights the work of activist-writers in State College and the Centre Region. Poets and speakers will share original work and engage in collective storytelling and reflection.
Visit Poetry Performance for more details and to register.
