Writing a new piece is hard\, but writing persona poems requires skill.
\nThere are many questions you'll want to ask yourself before the pen even hits the page or the keys click-clack .
\nIn this virtual workshop\, attendees learn about performance and character-building basics as well as crafting a storytelling and writing approach.
\nAKeem Rollins is a poet from Cleveland\, Ohio. His work can be found online at Button Poetry and SlamFind\, Knight&rsquo\;s Librar y\, The Huffington Post\, Medium\, the Good Men Project\, Everyday Feminis m\, and elsewhere.
\nAKeem was the featured performer at the 2020 Na tional Alliance on Mental Illness Convention. He has also performed and ta ught at Hamline\, Cleveland State\, and Kent State Universities as well as partnering with CMSD School District and America Scores. \;Currently working two books for publication\, P.T.H.D. and The Lynchin g of the God Ghost\, when he is not writing or performing\, he hosts an online slam named Lissen&hellip\;A Queer Slam Event.
\nThis progr am will be presented online in Zoom\, and a login link will be sent severa l days prior to the event. \;Please do not share the web link for thi s program. If someone else is interested in attending\, please have him or her contact the library to register. A webcam and microphone may be neces sary for participation in this interactive event. \;If you have one or neither of these\, your level of participation will be limited. If you do not have an email address\, please contact the Kenmore Branch at (330) 64 3-4650 to learn about how to participate in this program via phone.
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