BEING Heard: National Poetry Month Celebration
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Date
April 18, 2024
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Time
1:30 pm - 7:45 pm
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Aiken County Public Library
314 Chesterfield Street SW
Aiken, SC 29801
The Aiken County Public Library’s “ART OF WORDS” open mic co-hosts Tamell “Big” Bailey and CathyB proudly present an afternoon and evening of workshops and performances in honor of National Poetry Month 2024!
WORKSHOPS
2:00 p.m. Poetry & Community
with Al Black (founder and host of Mind Gravy Poetry at Cool Beans in Columbia, SC)
3:00 p.m. Poetry for the Eye & Ear
with Catherine “The Great” Zickgraf (CSRA Spoken Word artist/published poet)
4:00 p.m. Concrete Poetry
with Amy “Book Lover” White (ACPL “Circ” Clerk and former Aiken and Kershaw County English teacher)
4:00 p.m. A Poet’s Backpack
with Chashawna “Passionate” Wesby-Hankerson (CSRA songwriter, performing artist, Spoken Word poet, and counselor at Richmond County District Schools)
5:00 p.m. Discussion Panel, Booksigning, Networking & Refreshments
co-hosted by CathyB and Tamell “Big” Bailey
6:00 to 7:45 p.m. Poets’ Open Mic (ART OF WORDS)
with featured performer Al Black and original works by area poets
Signup at the Reference desk, email: cathyb@abbe-lib.org, or call 803-642-2020, ext 3
Registration deadline is April 16, 2024
NOTE: Topics, speakers, locations and times are subject to change. Registered participants will be notified of changes.
Participants are encouraged to bring printed copies of 1 to 3 poems to share.