The
Tompkins County Public Library will host a slam poetry workshop for teens and
tweens facilitated by Ithaca College’s much-acclaimed poetry club Spit That!
Saturday, March 31 at 2:00 PM in the BorgWarner Community Room.
The workshop, being held to kick-off National Poetry month, will allow participants to learn from Spit That! members about the process of poetry writing by expanding on a specific theme, in this instance, fruit. Young poets will write down all the lore, tastes, textures, colors and other identifying features of a particular fruit—perhaps one that they identify with—and turn their free-writes into descriptive poetry.
Spit That! strives to create a community for students to develop and share their thoughts through written and spoken word in a comfortable, non-judgmental environment. Members learn about and spread awareness of sociopolitical issues through poetry performances and readings throughout the Ithaca community.
This program is free and open to the public; however, advance registration is encouraged. To register, contact Carrie Wheeler-Carmenatty at (607) 272-4557 extension 248 or cwheeler@tcpl.org.
The workshop, being held to kick-off National Poetry month, will allow participants to learn from Spit That! members about the process of poetry writing by expanding on a specific theme, in this instance, fruit. Young poets will write down all the lore, tastes, textures, colors and other identifying features of a particular fruit—perhaps one that they identify with—and turn their free-writes into descriptive poetry.
Spit That! strives to create a community for students to develop and share their thoughts through written and spoken word in a comfortable, non-judgmental environment. Members learn about and spread awareness of sociopolitical issues through poetry performances and readings throughout the Ithaca community.
This program is free and open to the public; however, advance registration is encouraged. To register, contact Carrie Wheeler-Carmenatty at (607) 272-4557 extension 248 or cwheeler@tcpl.org.
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