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Curtis Crisler's "You Bring Out..." Workshop

2025-04-16 18:00:00 2025-04-16 19:30:00 America/Indiana/Indianapolis Curtis Crisler's "You Bring Out..." Workshop Main Library - Theater

Wednesday, April 16
6:00pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-04-16 18:00:00 2025-04-16 19:30:00 America/Indiana/Indianapolis Curtis Crisler's "You Bring Out..." Workshop Celebrate National Poetry Month with ACPL. Spend an evening writing poetry with the current Indiana Poet Laureate Curtis Crisler at the main location. Come and find your unique, poetic voice! Main Library - Theater

Main Library

Theater

Celebrate National Poetry Month with ACPL. Spend an evening writing poetry with the current Indiana Poet Laureate Curtis Crisler at the main location. Come and find your unique, poetic voice!

Crisler's "Your Bring Out..." Workshop is based off Sandra Cisneros's "You Bring Out the Mexican in Me," followed up by Bao Phi's "You Bring Out the Vietnamese in Me," Crisler continues a narrative (story) poem theme, but twists things up by addressing gender. He creates "You bring out the woman in me"—a narrative (story) poem about women who’ve affected his life. The participants will create their own narrative (story) poem about another gender that has affected their lives and will read/discuss what they created if time permits.

Curtis Crisler is an award-winning poet/author who has six poetry books, two YA books, and five poetry chapbooks. He’s been published in a number of magazines, journals, and anthologies and is an editor and contributing poetry editor. He created the Indiana Chitlin Circuit, the poetry form called the sonastic, and is Professor of English at Purdue University Fort Wayne.

For programs in Theater at Main: Space is limited. Register to receive event reminders. Accessibility needs? Our Theater has hearing devices and wheelchair spots available. Please contact ask@acpl.info if you have additional needs - we’d love to help. 

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Reading & Writing | Crafts and Hobbies |

TAGS: | Writing | Program | Poetry | Main | Adult |

Main Library

Phone: 260.421.1200

Hours
We're closed Monday September 01 due to All ACPL Locations will be CLOSED for the Holiday.
Mon, Sep 01 Closed
(All ACPL Locations will be CLOSED for the Holiday.)
Tue, Sep 02 9:00AM to 9:00PM
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About the library

The Main Library includes six public meeting rooms, a theater, art gallery, underground parking garage, the Genealogy Center, and the Rolland Center for Lincoln Research. Parking at the main library is free if you have a valid library card. If you do not have a library card, parking costs $1/hour with a maximum charge of $7 for the day. Parking tickets must be taken inside the main library for validation and/or payment.  

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