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Poetry, Prompts & Pens!

With Lucas County Poet Laureate Sandra Rivers-Gill

2027-05-25 11:00:00 2027-05-25 12:30:00 America/New_York Poetry, Prompts & Pens! A monthly workshop series to engage and inspire older adults to write. Attendees may choose from single sessions or the full series. Oregon - Meeting Room A (Capacity : 50)

Tuesday, May 25
11:00am - 12:30pm

Oregon

Meeting Room A (Capacity : 50)

A monthly workshop series to engage and inspire older adults to write. Attendees may choose from single sessions or the full series.

Session Titles

  • April 27: The Body Knows
  • May 25: Hard Lessons
  • June 22: The Scale of Ripeness

Sandra Rivers-Gill, Lucas County’s newest Poet Laureate, is an award-winning poet, playwright and teaching artist. Her debut poetry chapbook, As We Cover Ourselves With Light (Shelia-Na-Gig Editions, 2023), was a finalist for the 2024 Eric Hoffer Book Award, and was featured at the 2024 Ohioana Book Festival. She is currently serving as a Teaching Artist for the Ohio Arts Council and a Poet Ambassador to Ohio Poetry Association representing Northwest Ohio. Her work has appeared in numerous publications and her poetry has garnered nominations for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net.

AGE GROUP: | Older Adults | Adults (18+) |

EVENT TYPE: | Creative Writing and Poetry |

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Oregon

Phone: 419.259.5250

Hours
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Mon, Oct 19 9:00AM to 8:30PM
Tue, Oct 20 9:00AM to 8:30PM
Wed, Oct 21 9:00AM to 8:30PM
Thu, Oct 22 9:00AM to 8:30PM
Fri, Oct 23 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sat, Oct 24 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sun, Oct 25 Closed

About the branch
  • 21 public computers (including 3 iMacs)
  • 4 children's computers (including 2 AWE learning computers)
  • Free Wifi
  • 80-person meeting room capacity/handicapped accessible
  • Faxing, copying, scanning
  • 24/7 Lobby
  • Making equipment - Cricut machine, Button Making machine
  • Tech Tools - Telescope kit
  • 96 parking spots/4 additional handicapped accessible
  • 6 bicycle spots

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