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Poetry, Prompts & Pens!

With Lucas County Poet Laureate Sandra Rivers-Gill

2026-11-24 11:00:00 2026-11-24 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. West Toledo - Auditorium

Tuesday, November 24
11:00am - 12:30pm

West Toledo

Auditorium

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

Session Titles

  • October 27: Verses are Free
  • November 24: Window of Words
  • December 22: Note to Self

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 |

EVENT TYPE: | Creative Writing and Poetry |

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West Toledo

Phone: 419.259.5290

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Mon, Oct 05 9:00AM to 8:30PM
Tue, Oct 06 9:00AM to 8:30PM
Wed, Oct 07 9:00AM to 8:30PM
Thu, Oct 08 9:00AM to 8:30PM
Fri, Oct 09 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sat, Oct 10 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sun, Oct 11 Closed

About the branch
  • 48 Internet computers (including 4 MACs)
  • 4 children's computers
  • Free WiFi
  • 2 meeting rooms that hold 32- and 250-capacity, respectively
  • Faxing, copying, scanning
  • Making equipment
  • 50 parking spots/2 additional handicapped accessible
  • 6 bicycle spots

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