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SUMMARY:Young Adult Poetry Workshop
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DESCRIPTION:Improve your writing at this weekly workshop!.\nhttps://emmeto
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Attention\, young writers of Mountain Broo
 k and the Greater Birmingham Area!&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Join us for this FREE 8-
 week poetry series with writer Miriam Calleja and explore your creativity 
 with peers. Additionally\, you'll learn tips on how to prepare your poetry
  for writing competitions\, publications\, and reading performances. Novic
 e and experienced young poets will all benefit from these events!</p>\n<p>
 Please bring the following items to the workshop:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Notebook<
 /li>\n<li>Pen/pencil</li>\n<li>Your wonderful ideas\, thoughts\, and exper
 iences!</li>\n</ul>\n<p>The final session will be a live public poetry rea
 ding at the O'Neal Library with a light reception on Saturday\, March 4 at
  4-6PM. <a href="https://www.oneallibrary.org/event/7740394" target="_blan
 k" rel="noopener">CLICK HERE</a> to register for the grand finale!&nbsp\;&
 nbsp\;</p>\n<p>This program series is for teens in grades 7-12. <span styl
 e="color: #ff0000\;"><strong>Registration is REQUIRED.</strong></span> Got
  questions? Email young adult librarians at <a href="mailto:teens@oneallib
 rary.org">teens@oneallibrary.org</a>.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>About Your In
 structor</strong>: Miriam Calleja is a Maltese bilingual poet and wordsmit
 h.&nbsp\; She has three poetry collections - Pomegranate Heart\, Inside\, 
 and Stranger Intimacy\, and a collaboration titled Luftmeer. Her work appe
 ars in anthologies by Sentinel Quarterly\, Indigo Dreams Publishing\, and 
 The Gloucestershire Poetry Society\, and is forthcoming in Modern Poetry i
 n Translation. She has presented her work at literary festivals in Malta\,
  Romania\, Italy\, and Germany. Her poetry has been translated/published i
 n several languages. She hosts creative writing workshops and also writes 
 for a living. Miriam believes that poetry and prose are tools for storytel
 ling that encourage unity\, connection\, and understanding. She has great 
 faith in collaboration as a key to communication. Read more on <a href="ht
 tps://miriamcalleja.com/&nbsp\;">miriamcalleja.com</a>.</p>\nhttps://emmet
 oneal.libnet.info/event/7735082
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