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West Side Poetry Writing Workshop

2023-04-27 18:30:00 2023-04-27 20:30:00 America/New_York West Side Poetry Writing Workshop This event will be held in-person at the Parma-Powers Branch. Parma-Powers Branch - Meeting Room C (50)

Thursday, April 27
6:30pm - 8:30pm

Add to Calendar 2023-04-27 18:30:00 2023-04-27 20:30:00 America/New_York West Side Poetry Writing Workshop This event will be held in-person at the Parma-Powers Branch. Parma-Powers Branch - Meeting Room C (50)

Parma-Powers Branch

Meeting Room C (50)

This event will be held in-person at the Parma-Powers Branch.

Share your poetry with amateur and seasoned poets alike in a comfortable setting. Join us to engage in friendly discussion and receive instant feedback on your craft. Please bring 15 copies of your poem so others can follow along and write comments.

Jeremy Jusek is the poet laureate for Parma ('22-'23). He earned his MFA from Arcadia University in Creative Writing with an emphasis on poetry. He is the founder and host of Poetry Spotlight, the Ohio Poetry Association's podcast. The author of The Less-Traveled Street and We Grow Tomatoes in Tiny Towns, Jeremy has run the West Side Poetry Workshop since 2015. 

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