Poems from Sappho\, Hafez\, Federico Garci a Lorca\, Andrea Gibson\, Audre Lorde\, and others will inspire our own wr iting in this class. No experience needed\, just \;bring your writing instruments and \;come with curiosity!
\nLight refreshments prov ided by the Friends of the West Hollywood Library.
\nJen Cheng is th e Fifth West Hollywood Poet Laureate\, a Laureate Fellow with the Academy of American Poets\, a California Arts Council Fellow\, and a multidiscipli nary storyteller who amplifies under-represented voices. Jen is the founde r of Palabras Literary Salon\, celebrating BIPOC poets and writers. Jen bl ends East-West cultural influences as Feng Shui Poetry. With stories for t ween audiences\, mystery detective fans\, and queer love\, Jen is a cross- pollinator. Find her on IG and Bluesky @JenCvoice or JenCvoice.com.
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