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The Tradition and Unlearning Anti-Blackness
Mon, May 17, 2021
6:30 P.M.
Online
Join poet, teacher, and community activist Greg Corbin for a conversation about the One Book, One Philadelphia featured title, Jericho Brown's poetry collection, The Tradition . This guided, interactive conversation will focus on decolonizing and unlearning from…
LGBTQ Teen Workshop: Welcome to My House: Queerness and the Culture Clash
Wed, May 19, 2021
4:00 P.M.
Online
"Take the Mic" is a virtual series of spoken word workshops that invites teens to explore the themes of The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo, the 2021 One Book, One Philadelphia Young Adult selection, and their own multiple identities using poetry and theater exercises. In this…
VIRTUAL - Tracy K. Smith, Gregory Pardlo and Joshua Bennett | There’s A Revolution Outside, My Love: Letters from a Crisis
Wed, May 19, 2021
7:30 P.M.
Virtual
Cost: FREE
REGISTER HERE In conversation Trapeta Mayson, Philadelphia Poet Laureate A reflection of the heartrending turmoils of racial injustice and brutality against Black Americans amidst the fear and uncertainty of a pandemic, There’s a Revolution Outside, My Love is a kaleidoscopic…
Teen Workshop: Where I'm From
Mon, May 24, 2021
4:00 P.M.
Online
"Take the Mic" is a virtual series of spoken word workshops that invites teens to explore the themes of The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo, the 2021 One Book, One Philadelphia Young Adult selection, and their own multiple identities using poetry and theater exercises. In this…
Teen Workshop: The Hill We Climb
Sat, May 29, 2021
4:00 P.M.
Online
"Take the Mic" is a virtual series of spoken word workshops that invites teens to explore the themes of The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo, the 2021 One Book, One Philadelphia Young Adult selection, and their own multiple identities using poetry and theater exercises. In this…
The Tradition Reading Circle: Queer, Trans, Two-Spirit and Gender Non-Conforming
Tue, June 1, 2021
6:30 P.M.
Online
Join a space to create conversation about our nuanced experiences presenting and living out queerness in an anti-queer world. We will use Jericho Brown’s The Tradition to guide recollections of our joy, alienation, pain, and pleasure as queer, trans, two-spirit and GNC people. A…
Teen Workshop: Take the Mic
Wed, June 2, 2021
4:00 P.M.
Online
"Take the Mic" is a virtual series of spoken word workshops that invites teens to explore the themes of The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo, the 2021 One Book, One Philadelphia Young Adult selection, and their own multiple identities using poetry and theater exercises. In this…
Workshop: Teaching a Poem to "Serve You"
Wed, June 2, 2021
6:30 P.M.
Online
In this writing workshop led by Andrea Walls, we will do a deep read of Jericho Brown's title poem from his collection, "The Tradition". Starting with the premise that reading and writing poetry is a collaborative and interactive process between reader and writer, we will examine…
Love Song Writing Workshop for Families
Mon, June 7, 2021
6:30 P.M.
Online
Join a virtual session with singer-songwriter, teaching artist, and music producer Vince Anthony to learn to write your own love song. This intergenerational workshop invites children of all ages and their loved ones to write love songs with and for each other. Anthony, who released…
Poetry Writing Workshop
Tue, June 8, 2021
6:00 P.M.
Literature Department
at
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Register for this virtual two day workshop June 8th and June 10th where you will be introduced to poetry by discussing sample poems by published poets. You will then begin writing with a prompt which you will take home and work on and bring it to class on Thursday June 10th. This session will…