Drop in for a poetry workshop! Accessible to anyone interested in expressing themselves through poetry. Bring your o ld stuff\, create new stuff\, and collaborate with other community members on their stuff. Enjoy prompts\, examples\, conversation\, and feedback (i f desired). The focus is on crafting something participants can be proud o f and share with others. The goal of the workshop is to provide writers wi th support and information to improve their skills through their creative journey. Bring questions\, rough drafts\, and/or your favorite poems!
\ nAbout the presenter:
\nSarah Rooney \;is a non-binary poet w ho is \;co-organizer of Foray for The Arts with Greg Bem. Foray is a m onthly traveling multiple disciplinary event established in January of 202 4 that has been hosted by locally owned businesses around all Spokane.&nbs p\;Their first chapbook\, \;Mother Media \;was published in Octobe r of 2023 by Gray Dog Press. \;Sarah is pursuing their MFA in Creative Writing at EWU with a hope to refine their craft while putting together t heir next collection. They created &ldquo\;Speakeasy&rdquo\;\, a weekly op en mic in March of 2022. They \;have been \;featured at local even ts like Emerge and Terrain. They love being part of an active\, creative c ommunity that inspires people to communicate and grow.
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