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With: Micah Ariel James
Date: Saturday, November 6
Time: 2:45pm - 4:15pm
Location: In person at Iowa City Public Library, Meeting Room D, 123 South Linn Street. Virtually by Zoom.
Ages: 13-18
Tution: Free to teens! Registration required to attend.
Notes on Hope is made possible through a partnership with the Iowa Youth Writing Project.
This workshop will explore the ways poets can use their words to inspire, motivate, activate, or encourage themselves and others. We'll think deeply about who we're writing for and what we're saying as we consider the role of the poet in difficult times. Participants will examine the presence of hope in the writings and performances of a few select poets and have the opportunity to write and share new work that also explores this theme.
Micah Ariel James is a poet, producer, playwright (Four Stories, How We Bury the War Dead, Better Weather, The Honey War), dramaturg, and teaching artist based in the Iowa City area. She is also an outreach and engagement specialist who develops and facilitates programming with an eye toward helping artists discover new approaches to creating meaningful engagement with the community, making the arts more accessible to all audiences, and building communities that are welcoming, inclusive, and equitable. Micah received an MFA in Theatre Arts (Playwriting) from the University of Iowa and a BA in Playwriting from Columbia College Chicago.
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