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Poetry, Prompts & Pens!

Sponsored by Creative Aging Ohio

Words have power! This fun workshop series is designed to inspire older adults to write poetry by giving voice to their thoughts, emotions and experiences and using the genre as a vehicle of change.

This is an eight-week course and attendance is necessary at each session, as the information will build on previous sessions.

Words have power! This fun workshop series is designed to engage and inspire older adults to write poetry by
giving voice to their thoughts, emotions and experiences and using the genre as a vehicle of change. Participants
will be led through prompts that trigger the senses, poetic forms, devices, and read and explore the work of other
poets. This eight-week experience will culminate in a Poetry Café where participants share their poetry during a
community showcase.

This course is funded by Creative Aging Ohio and presented by Sandra Rivers-Gill. Sandra Rivers-Gill is an award-winning poet, playwright, and performer in Toledo, Ohio. She has served as a
teaching artist for Naomi Inc, a non-profit and treatment facility for women in recovery and the Otterbein Senior
Living Communities. Her poetry is influenced by family, community, and social justice, and has been featured in
numerous literary print journals, online and in anthologies. Her debut poetry collection, As We Cover
Ourselves With Light, was a finalist for the 2024 Eric Hoffer Book Award.

Please call Public Services at 419-259-5293 to request an accommodation at least two weeks prior to the program date.

Sensory Considerations: Artificial lighting with some natural light.

Accessibility Details: Located on basement floor, automatic doors, elevator to basement level

AGE GROUP: | Older Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Creative Writing and Poetry | Art/Crafts/Hobbies |

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West Toledo

Phone: 419.259.5290

Hours
Mon, Oct 14 9:00AM to 8:30PM
Tue, Oct 15 9:00AM to 8:30PM
Wed, Oct 16 9:00AM to 8:30PM
Thu, Oct 17 9:00AM to 8:30PM
Fri, Oct 18 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sat, Oct 19 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sun, Oct 20 Closed

About the branch
  • 48 Internet computers (including 4 MACs)
  • 4 children's computers
  • Free WiFi
  • 2 meeting rooms that hold 32- and 250-capacity, respectively
  • Faxing, copying, scanning
  • Making equipment
  • 50 parking spots/2 additional handicapped accessible
  • 6 bicycle spots

Upcoming events

Tue, Oct 15, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room A (Capacity : 32)

Wed, Oct 16, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room A (Capacity : 32)

Sat, Oct 19, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Auditorium

Mon, Oct 21, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Auditorium

Wed, Oct 23, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Auditorium

Wed, Oct 23, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Auditorium

Cancelled
Fri, Oct 25, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Fri, Oct 25, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Auditorium

Mon, Oct 28, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Auditorium

Mon, Oct 28, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Auditorium

Cancelled
Tue, Oct 29, 3:30pm - 5:00pm

Tue, Oct 29, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A (Capacity : 32)

Rescheduled
Wed, Oct 30, 4:00am - 5:30pm
New date Wednesday, October 30, 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Wed, Oct 30, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Auditorium

Wed, Oct 30, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Auditorium

Wed, Oct 30, 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Wed, Oct 30, 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room A (Capacity : 32)

Thu, Oct 31, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Auditorium

Sat, Nov 02, 10:00am - 11:00am
Auditorium

Mon, Nov 04, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Auditorium

Tue, Nov 05, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room A (Capacity : 32)

Wed, Nov 06, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Auditorium

Wed, Nov 06, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Auditorium

Wed, Nov 06, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Auditorium

Thu, Nov 07, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room A (Capacity : 32)

Sat, Nov 09, 9:00am - 12:00pm
Auditorium

Sat, Nov 09, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Auditorium

Mon, Nov 11, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Auditorium

Tue, Nov 12, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Auditorium

Wed, Nov 13, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Auditorium

Wed, Nov 13, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room A (Capacity : 32)