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Poetry, Prompts & Pens!

Sponsored by Creative Aging Ohio

2024-12-11 11:00:00 2024-12-11 12:30:00 America/New_York Poetry, Prompts & Pens! 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. West Toledo - Auditorium

Wednesday, December 11
11:00am - 12:30pm

Add to Calendar 2024-12-11 11:00:00 2024-12-11 12:30:00 America/New_York Poetry, Prompts & Pens! 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. West Toledo - Auditorium

West Toledo

Auditorium

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 prior to the program date.

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, Dec 09 9:00AM to 8:30PM
Tue, Dec 10 9:00AM to 8:30PM
Wed, Dec 11 9:00AM to 8:30PM
Thu, Dec 12 9:00AM to 8:30PM
Fri, Dec 13 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sat, Dec 14 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sun, Dec 15 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

Mon, Dec 16, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room A (Capacity : 32)

Tue, Dec 17, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Auditorium

Wed, Dec 18, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Auditorium

Mon, Dec 23, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Auditorium

Mon, Dec 30, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Auditorium

Thu, Jan 02, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room A (Capacity : 32),Auditorium

Mon, Jan 06, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Wed, Jan 08, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Auditorium

Wed, Jan 08, 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room A (Capacity : 32)

Sat, Jan 11, 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Auditorium
This event is full