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Visual Poetry Workshop
2023-12-05 18:30:00 2023-12-05 20:00:00 America/New_York Visual Poetry Workshop Reed Memorial Library - Haymaker Room

Tuesday, December 05
6:30pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-12-05 18:30:00 2023-12-05 20:00:00 America/New_York Visual Poetry Workshop Join us and our special guest poet Octavious Singleton while we explore the connections between language, art, and image. Reed Memorial Library - Haymaker Room

Reed Memorial Library

Haymaker Room

Join us and our special guest poet Octavious Singleton while we explore the connections between language, art, and image.

Stop by and listen to our guest poet Octavious Singleton read original poetry while you work on creating a visual translation of his work. Grab hold of a word, a theme, or a metaphor and use the provided materials to construct an artistic representation of what you hear.  Limited to 20 people.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Arts and Crafts |

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