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Creative Writing Workshops With Wick Poetry Center

Mapping Akron

2023-06-21 11:00:00 2023-06-21 12:00:00 America/New_York Creative Writing Workshops With Wick Poetry Center What makes your home, neighborhood, or city unique? This series of workshops focuses on memories and understandings of home. You are not required to attend each workshop in the series. Portage Lakes Branch Library - Community Room

Wednesday, June 21
11:00am - 12:00pm

What makes your home, neighborhood, or city unique? This series of workshops focuses on memories and understandings of home. You are not required to attend each workshop in the series.

Participants will also have the opportunity to publish their work online. These workshops are open to teenagers and adults, and all backgrounds and experience levels are welcome. Participants are not required to attend each workshop in the series.

What does home mean to you? What makes your home, neighborhood, or city unique? How does a place come to feel like home? Join the Kent State University Wick Poetry Center each Wednesday in June at 11 am for a series of creative writing workshops focused on place, belonging, and home. Participants will have the opportunity to respond to model texts and visuals with their own memories and understandings of home.

Read more information on KSU's Wick Poetry Center Mapping Akron project by visiting their website

AGE GROUP: | Teen | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Education | Community Discussion | Books & Writing |

Portage Lakes Branch Library

portagelakes@akronlibrary.org
Phone: 330.644.7050
Branch manager
Greg Trask

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Mon, Jul 20 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jul 21 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jul 22 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jul 23 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Jul 24 12:00PM to 6:00PM
Sat, Jul 25 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jul 26 Closed

About the branch

It's not unusual for customers to take a few moments out of their busy day to relax and read in the comfortable chairs beside the Portage Lakes Branch Library's large windows, enjoying the natural light and the beautiful views of flora and fauna. Visitors from surrounding communities—Coventry, New Franklin, Green, Clinton, Canal Fulton, Barberton, and Massillon—join local residents in visiting the Portage Lakes Branch Library to enjoy NatureConnect, learning-through-play and storytime programming, crafting opportunities, book discussions, arts and history informational programming, and more.

With rich book, music, and movie resources, Portage Lakes Branch Library has something for everyone of every age. Computers, WiFi, printing, copying, scanning, and faxing round out the services available at the Portage Lakes Branch Library, making it a one-stop spot for all your learning, business, and entertainment needs and interests.

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