The Chicago Poetry Center Board invites you to join us at Bigger Table: Write & Give Back – a thematic writing fundraiser series to support poetry programming at Chicago Public Schools.
Date & Time: November 9th (Saturday), 7-8:30 pm CST (Virtual)
Registration: Sign up for the virtual workshop on Eventbrite, with a suggested sliding scale donation of $10-$20. If price is a barrier, please email shivani@poetrycenter.org for a no-questions-asked fee waiver.
Theme: The poetic form we will be exploring in the November 9th workshop will be the Golden Shovel. This generative writing & sharing space is open & suitable for writers & poetry fans of all levels.
Format: We will have a facilitated discussion on a poem packet of 3 poems with guest reader abeo chimeka- tisdale. Following which the facilitator will guide the group through individual writing time with exploratory prompts & craft ideas to write a Golden Shovel poem. We will have space at the end for individuals to share what they wrote/share some reflections from the session (optional).
Note: The prompts will be shared as a PDF with all participants via email.
Host: The facilitator & host for November 9th will be Shivani Gupta, Development Committee Chair for CPC.
Guideline: Come as you are for a gentle writing, discussion & sharing space. Know that your presence & contribution directly support poetry programming for students in Chicago Public Schools. We can’t wait to meet you!
Fundraising Goal: Our fundraising goal from this series is $2,500 to together SPONSOR ONE CLASSROOM.
