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Date/Time
Date(s) - 05/05/2024
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location
Spurlock Museum of World Cultures
Categories
This year, the 2024 Poet Laureate is none other than one of the Black Joy Project curators, Ruby Mendenhall, and the Spurlock Museum is proud to host a poetry-writing workshop in her honor. Learn what inspires Ruby to express herself creatively and hear from her mentors. Then, discover what inspires you!
Workshop attendees will enjoy:
- Hearing from Ruby and some very special guests
- Poetry readings, spoken word, music, and art
- Snacks
- A poetry-writing workshop for those aspiring to enter next year!
The City of Urbana Poet Laureate program launched in 2019 to “recognize a resident poet who honors and serves our diverse community and elevates the importance of the creative writing art form.”
The program includes a youth component starting at age 12: teachers and parents, do you have a child just dying to express themselves? This may be THE event for them!
This program is partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.