Promoting and strengthening the artistic and cultural development of Orange County, North Carolina
Pam Baggett, Florence Nash, Garrett Sharpe, and Caren Stuart will read work that focuses on the beauty and interconnectedness of the natural world, the tragedy of climate change, humans as a part of and apart from nature. The event is free and open to the public. This project was supported by the North Carolina Arts... Read More →
Pam Baggett, Janis Harrington, Al Maginnes, and D. M. Spratley will share poems about the people, places, and moments in life that we love and must eventually let go. Pam Baggett is the author of Wild Horses and a recipient of a 2019-20 Artist Fellowship from the North Carolina Arts Council. Janis Harrington is the... Read More →
Odes are praise poems, effusive and generous, while elegies lament the loss of someone or something loved. In this generative workshop, we'll examine the techniques used in published poems by Ellen Bass, Kwames Dawes, Barbara Hamby and others before crafting our own. The workshop is free. Writers working at all levels and in other genres... Read More →
Celebrate Black History Month with a poetry reading/performance featuring aclaimed poets Dasan Ahanu, Kayla Beckett, and Nina Oteria. Dasan Ahanu is a founding member and former coach of the Bull City Slam Team. He serves as a visiting professor at UNC-Chapel Hill and as a consultant working with organizations on art-based strategies. Kayla Beckett is... Read More →
Featuring work by Jericho Brown, Jaki Shelton Green, Angela Jackson, Patricia Smith, and other African-American poets, we'll explore themes of family, community, connection, and disconnection, then use the techniques on display to begin crafting our own poems. The workshop is free. Writers working at all levels and in other genres are welcome to attend. Please... Read More →
Celebrate International Women's Day with a reading by poets of diverse age, race, and background, all female or who identify as female. Each poet will read three poems on the themes of who I am; what matters to me; and a woman who has loved, inspired, and/or influenced me. Featured readers: Pam Baggett, L. Teresa... Read More →
Featured readers at the monthly Second Sunday Poetry Reading will be Debra Kaufman and Katie Bowler Young. An open mic follows, at which poets may read one poem no more than a page long. An informal get-together at The Root Cellar next door begins at 2 p.m. 919-942-7373.
Part One: Titles and Beginning Lines Title are doors that open onto poems. They’re the first hint at what’s to come, the bait that lures readers in. The beginning lines of the poem then either hook readers or cause them to slip away. In Part One of this two-part workshop, we’ll look at strategies for... Read More →
Part Two: Turns and Endings The last lines of a poem, as we know, can be challenging. And while not every poem makes a turn, most make one or more, shifting the poem, incorporating new thoughts, ideas, and images so that it deepens in complexity and meaning. In this session, we’ll look at ways to... Read More →
Want to learn what a starfield is? Find out what bats have to do with hickory trees? Writing on the theme of nature, Maura High, Gary Phillips, Garrett Sharpe, and Pam Baggett have created new work in response to each other’s poems. The event is free. Doors open at 6:30 pm.
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