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Celebrate Poetry Month

Poetry Open Mic
2025-04-28 19:00:00 2025-04-28 20:00:00 America/New_York Celebrate Poetry Month Share a favorite poem, or create your own at this event to celebrate all things poetic. Memorial Hall Library - Memorial Hall

Monday, April 28
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-04-28 19:00:00 2025-04-28 20:00:00 America/New_York Celebrate Poetry Month Share a favorite poem, or create your own at this event to celebrate all things poetic. Memorial Hall Library - Memorial Hall

Memorial Hall Library

Memorial Hall

Share a favorite poem, or create your own at this event to celebrate all things poetic.

From 7:00-7:30pm we will have stations available for creating your own poems: haikus, blackout poetry, book spine poetry, and more. We will also have selections of poems available for inspiration and collections available for checkout. 

At 7:30pm we will have an open mic poetry share. All are invited to read a favorite poem, or share an original work. Please keep all shared poems appropriate for a family audience.

Please register to let us know you plan to attend, and if you plan to share a poem.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Library Program--Adults |

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