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Collective: A Poetry Workshop

with Erica Anderson-Senter

2023-06-13 13:00:00 2023-06-13 14:00:00 America/Indiana/Indianapolis Collective: A Poetry Workshop Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Tuesday, June 13
1:00pm - 2:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-06-13 13:00:00 2023-06-13 14:00:00 America/Indiana/Indianapolis Collective: A Poetry Workshop There's a difference between a yellow balloon and a concrete block. During this workshop, we'll orbit the importance of image, study one American Contemporary poem, and then write one of our own. Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Pontiac Branch

Meeting Room

There's a difference between a yellow balloon and a concrete block. During this workshop, we'll orbit the importance of image, study one American Contemporary poem, and then write one of our own.

In this hour and a half generative workshop, teens will study a piece by an American contemporary poet with Erica Anderson-Senter, local poet and professor, and steep in the importance of what image does and is for poetry. This workshop will focus on how to evoke emotion for the poet and the reader and how to make poetry more accessible to teens. Students of this workshop will walk away with a poem and a better understanding of metaphor, simile, and image as a powerful tool in literature. Erica worked as a librarian for many years and has an MFA in Creative Writing with a concentration in Poetry.

Summer SPARK brings amazing events, creative programming, and fantastic prizes to everyone! Get started at www.acpl.info/spark. Summer SPARK is generously funded by the Foellinger Foundation, Friends of the Allen County Public Library and the Allen County Public Library Foundation.

Space is limited: register in advance to reserve your spot and receive reminders. Registration will guarantee your seat until the event begins. Accessibility needs? Please contact ask@acpl.info as soon as possible - we’d love to help.

AGE GROUP: | 9th-12th Grade | 7th-8th Grade |

EVENT TYPE: | Workshop | Reading/SPARK | How-to | Arts, Culture, & Entertainment |

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Pontiac Branch

Phone: 260-421-1350

Hours
We're closed Friday July 04 due to All ACPL Locations will be CLOSED for the Holiday.
Mon, Jun 30 10:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Jul 01 10:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Jul 02 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Thu, Jul 03 10:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Jul 04 Closed
(All ACPL Locations will be CLOSED for the Holiday.)
Sat, Jul 05 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Jul 06 Closed

About the library

Pontiac Branch shares a campus with the Fort Wayne Urban League and Brightpoint’s Hanna Creighton Head Start. It has a 2 story playscape for children and artwork on the pillars by Theoplis Smith. Don’t miss the stained glass window that was designed by William L. Lupkin Designs and donated by the building’s architect, Alan R.Grinsfelder. The Pontiac Branch is a community destination for neighborhood kids, organizations & clubs, and those in need of computer access.  

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